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L<ibrary  School  Rules 


1  Card  catalog  rules 

2  Accession  book  rules 

3  Shelf  list  rules 


BY 

MELVIL    DEWEY    M.  A. 

Director  New  York  State  Library;     President  American  Library  Association 


BOSTON 

Library  Bureau   146  Franklin  St. 
1891^ 


'  1/  the  soul  of  the  library  be  the  librarian,  its  heart  is  the  catalog." 


Library  School 

Card  Catalog  Rules 

-with    52     fac=sim.iles    of    sample    cards 

for  author  and  classed  catalogs 


EDITED    BY 

MELVIL  DEWEY  M.  A. 

Director  New  York  State  Library ;  Secretary  American  Library  Association 


WITH 


Bibliography  of  catalog  rules 

by 
MARY     SALOME     CUTLER 

Library  examiner.  University  of  the  State  of  New  York 


Third  edition  revized,  with  marginal  alternative  rules 


BOSTON 
Library  Bureau  146  Franklin  St. 


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Note  to  revized  edition 

This  edition  differs  from  that  of  1888,  in  containing  marginal 
explanations,  amplifications  and  variations  from  the  previous  rules,  for 
which  there  is  good  authority.  Variations  are  printed  in  italics, 
explanations  and  amplifications  in  roman  type.  Sample  cards  fellow 
.the  text,  not  the  margm?.\    'r»ci-\-e^. 


^ 


Any  criticisms  or  suggestions  for  making  these  rules  more  useful 

.  .  .        .  T.  :>+.V\e 

will  be  gladly  received  and  carefully  considered  before  printing  a,  t^HT-d 
edition,  if  sent  to 

MELVIL  DEWEY, 

Director  State  Library, 

Albany,  N.  Y. 


Library  School  kA***^^ 


Card   catalog  rules 


Stl^ 


These  are  the  A.  L.  A.  condenst  rules  made  clearer  on  many  points 
by  re-wording-  and  adding  illustrations.  They  are  for  a  double  catalog 
of  authors  and  markt  titles  on  small  cards  (5  x  I2>^  cm),  and  of 
subjects  on  standard  P  size  (73^  x  12^    cm);       The  changes  are  very    X^-rxA^^e.  ~^  ?.\7 


e. 


slight  in  adapting  the  rules  for  a  simple  author  catalog.     For  a  diction-      ^ex-Va^voQ,. 
ary  catalog,  there  must  be  used  a  code  of  rules  for  subject  headings. 

To  save  detailed  comparison  we  note  that,  except  enlargements, 
these  differ  from  the  A.  L.  A.  rules  as  printed  some  years  ago,  only  in: 

le.  We  enter  always  under  real  name,  omitting  the  exception  that 
some  books  may  go  under  pseudonyms. 

IS.  We  follow  the  rule  recommended  as  best  in  Cutter's  rule 
40,  putting  under  the  name  of  the  place,  local  and  municipal  societies, 
tho  the  corporate  name  may  not  begin  with  that  word. 

2f.     We  give  cities  in   their  vernacular  form   instead  of  in  English. 

5m.  We  do  not  capitalize  common  nouns  in  German,  but  follow  the 
rule  of  the  Library  of  Congress. 

4a.  We  give  place  and  date  at  the  end  of  the  imprint  entries  insted 
of  after  edition,  thus  following  the  L.  A.  U.  K.  and  Bodleian  rules, 
the  A.  L.  A.  minority  report,  and  the  Library  of  Congress  in  putting 
these  most  important  items  in  the  most  prominent  place,  insted  of 
burying  them  back  of  minor  items. 

4c.     We  give  edition  in  English  rather  than  in  language  of  the  title. 

9b.  We  use  arable  figures  for  all  numerals,  unless  roman  are  used 
on  the  title-page  after  names  of  rulers  and  popes. 

The  rules  are  in  groups  as  follows : 

0.  Check  Marks. 

1.  Main  Entry. 

2.  Heading. 

3.  Title. 

4.  Imprint,  Contents  and  Notes. 

5.  Capitals,  Spacing  and  Underscoring. 

6.  Arrangement  of  authors  and  titles. 
Subject  Cards. 
Colored  Cards. 
Miscellaneous. 

S.  C.  refers  to  appended  sample  cards  illustrating  the  rules. 

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Card  catalog  rules 


1  oc.     Each  library  selects  Its 
o  w  n     private     mark. 
Tlie  •■  last  y  "  given  in    wj 
tlie    rule  is    merely   to     u. 
suggest    the     method. 
Some  libraries   use  al- 
ways  thi'   same    l>age; 
e.g.  4!l  111'  :i:i  or  li.5.    'lliis 
should  I"-  a  ]Ki)if  in  the 
first  lUO.Ihal  It  niaya|i- 
plyto  thin  books.    Oth- 
ers choose  a  more  com- 
plicated rule,  less  easily 
discovered;     e.  g.     the 
highest  page  made  all 
of  .3s.  i.  e.  3,  33  or  333.  or     . 
the  highest  page  in  1,  2,     ^. 
3  order,    i.  e.l2,  123  or 
1234.  \yf 

A  dot  on  accession  book 
against    last     number 
used,  in  center  of  class 
number  column,  shows     / 
tlial  tliis   nunil)er  and   "P", 
all  jirevious  ones  have     " 
been  assigned. 
Tliese  checks  are  used 


Od. 


o. — Check  Marks. 

Put  Order  checks  on  inner  margin  of  first  recto  after  title  of  v.  i. 
•^  a.      "Not   a   duplicate."     Initials  of  collator  on   order  slip;    or,   if  no 
order  slip,  as  first  check  on  book  itself.     If  a  duplicate,  write 
"dup"  and  initials  on  book  plate,  if  there  is  one;  if  not,  in  the 
upper  left  corner  of  front  cover. 

/?.  Source  and  cost  of  book  in  cents  without  $  sign  (i.  e.  145  not 
$1.45)  after  initials  of  duplicate  collator,  or,  if  none,  as  first 
check. 

•'c.     Pin    hole   in   round    part    of   last  9   in   pagination   shows  that  all 
order  department  routine  is  finished,  and  marks  ownership.^ 
Dot  under  first  figure  of  accession  number  shows  that  all  entries 
except  call  numbers  are  made  on  the  accession  book.- 


bers  are  stamped  on  an 
invoice  of  books  before 
entries  are  made  iu  ac- 
cession book. 


Or  indicate  entries  far 
critic  is  iiitbiuijraplni 
and  Inbliognijiliy  by 
uiiderliiiiri'i  on  main 
card^.  See  JiuleH,  mar-  / 
ginal  note. 


Or  use  initial,  witlioi/t 
nunUicr  of  cards  n-ril- 
ten,  on  back  of  mam 
autlior  card,  above  tlie 
ijiiiiril  liule. 

Always  write  entries 
on  tin-  back  of  the  card 
so  that  tliey  r;in  lie  read 
from  the  front  of  the 
drawer  by  simply  tip- 
ping the  card  forward. 


Title-Page  Checks.     See  sample  title-pages  at  end  of  S.  C. 

Checks  under  first  letter  of  words  mean : 

>.      ...  main  entry  and  joint  authors. 

—  main  entry  for  an  anonymous  book.     Begins  on  second  line  of 

card. 
,  .  added  entry  under  editor,  translator,   commentator,  publisher, 
title,  etc. 
.  analytic  author  entry, 
vz.  X  cross  reference  from  other  forms  of  name,  pseudonyms,  initials, 

etc. 

Other  checks  mean: 

^  /  omit  on  all  cards. 
•"  J  omit  on  author  card. 

( )  series  note.     To  follow  imprint  entries  in  ( ).     S.  C.  S^- 
*'«/.     No  checks  are  made  for  biographical  and  subject  entries.^    Other 
processes  are  checked  as  follows : 
"Cards  written."     Abbreviated  date  and  cataloger's  initial  on  first 
recto,  after  cost  ;  and  initial,  with  number  of  cards  written,  on 
bottom  of  main  author  card,  the  number  of  small  cards  at  the 
left,  and  of  large  cards  at  the  right  of  the  guard  hole.      S.  C.  2.^ 
'' o.      "Cards  revised."     .  above  first  letter  of  title-page. 
^ p.      "  Classified."     Class  number  on  book-plate. 

"I  q.      "Shelf  listed."     Book  numbers  on  plate  ;   and  if  for  loan  depart- 
ment, book  card  written  and  pocketed. 


Card  catalog  rules  o  r-s 

I  a-g 

^ r.      "For  inspection."     Thread  of  proper  color  for  each  day.i   M.  Blue. 

Tu.  Green.     W.  White.     Th.  Red.     F.  Fawn.      St.  Salmon. 
^  s.      "Gilded."     Numbers  on  backs. 

Checks  a-d  are  made  by  order  clerk ;  e-1  by  head  cataloger  as 
guide  to  carders.-  All  the  checks  except  e-1,  are  made  by  the  person 
doing  the  work,  as  a  record,  and  must  never  be  put  on  till  it  is  finished. 


Ov  colored  card  in 
pijcket  ur  between  leaves 
icif/i  inline  of  ilaij  and 
e.iplaiiution  j^rinted  on 
it. 


Or  as  record  of  work 
done;  oiuitj— 1  If  title 
pages  are  not  markt 
for  carders. 


d. 


^  e. 


/ 


'g- 


I. — Main   Entry. 
Enter  books  under  : 

Authors'  SURNAMES  if  known.      S.  C.  i  and  2.  T~  c^-r    e.  tc  rie  ^c^ \'\  o  -n 

Editors  of  collections,  S.  C.  4  (also  cataloging  each  separate 
item,  if  expedient).      S.  C.  24  and  25. 

Countries,  cities,  societies,  libraries,  or  other  bodies  responsi- 
ble for  their  publication.     S.  C.  5.'  3  j 

Authors'  initials,  when  these  only  are  known,  putting  last  initial 
first.  S.  C.  18.  Make  also  added  entry  under  title.  When 
author's  name  is  found  fill  it  in  on  all  cards  and  write  a  new  card 
refering  from  initials  to  full  name.     S.  C.  19. 

Pseudonyms  when  real  names  cannot  be  found.  Add  pseiid.  i  cm 
after,  if  sure  the  name  is  not  real.  S.  C."  20.  When  the  real 
name  is  found  write  it  above  the  pseudonym  on  the  cards  (or 
re-write  cards).  S.  C.  21.  Refer  from  pseudonym  to  real  name. 
If  there  is  only  one  book  under  that  pseudonym,  its  title  and  call 
number  may  be  given  on  the  card,  S.  C.  22,  but,  if  there  are 
several  works,  the  real  name  only  is  given,  S.  C.  23,*  as  the  card 
must  contain  all  the  titles  in  the  library  or  none.^ 

First  word  (not  an  article  or  serial  number  and  omitting  mottos  or 
designations  of  series)  of  titles  of  anonymous  books  whose  ^  ' 
authors  are  still  unknown,  S.  C.  15,  and  of  periodicals.  S.  C. 
28  and  29.  (A  book  is  anonymous  when  the  author's  name  is 
not  on  the  title-page,  — see  Cutter's  Rules  p.  10," — or  in  govern- 
ment publications,  on  pages  following  the  title-page.)  When 
author's  name  is  found,  pencil  it  on  title-page  and  enter  on  au- 
thor line  of  cards,  putting  [  ]  around  the  name,  and  anott.  i 
cm  after,  S.  C.  16,  making  also  a  new  card  with  added  entry 
under  title  followed  by  author's  name  in  [     ].      S.  C.  17." 

Enter : 

Commentaries  with  text,  and  translations,  like  the  original,  with 
added  entry  under  commentator  or  translator;  S.  C.  6,  7,  and  8, 
but  commentaries  without  the  text,  under  commentator  only,  tho 
classed  with  the  original;  e.  g.  Coleridge's  "Notes  and  lectures 

5 


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After  names  of  all  ex- 
cept very  prominent 
cities  add  tbe  name  of 
country  or  state  in  (  ) ; 
e.  g.  Boston  (ing.), 
Utica(N.  Y.);  also,  if 
necessary  to  distin- 
guish, add  (state),(city) 
or  (county);  e.  g.  X.  Y. 
fstate). 


Orin  case  of  prominent 
pseudonyms,  like 
George  EUot,  add  liief 
titles  and  cull  niimlers 
of  all  the  trorks,  giving 
one  line  to  each  entry. 
Make  added  title  en- 
tries for  all  pseudon- 
Jiuous  books. 


^   \k.     •^'^  oV   -ef^.-^i 


6   If. 


Or  for  anonymous  hiog- 
rujihies  whose  author 
is  still  unknown,  make 
green  biography  card 
the  main  card  for  au- 
thor catalog,  (see  86, 
S.  C.  40).  and  make 
added  title  entry  if 
needed. 


I  h-m 


Card  catalog  rules 


V  h. 


1  11.  In  like  manner  enter 
otlier  sacred  or  well- 
knowu  anon>nnous 
books  under  their  best  J • 
known  title;  e.g.  Beo- 
wulf, Nibelungenlied, 
Roland. 


^k. 


*  trials    b\^   coot,rt- 
^^  m  piler 


e-nt 


u.vicl.er 


m. 


upon  Shakspere"  is  entered  under  Coleridge,  tho  classed  with 
Shakspere. 

Bible,  or  any  part  of  it,  including  the  Apocrypha,  under  editor, 
translator,  etc.  ;  e.  g.  Alford,  H  :  ed.  Greek  testament  with  re- 
vised te.xt  ;  entered  under  Alford  in  form  of  S.  C.  4,  or,  if  no 
editor,  under  the  first  word  of  title,  writing  no  author  card  ;  e.  g. 
"Das  neue  testament"  to  be  entered  like  an  anonymous  book. 
S.  C.  1$.  Most  libraries  enter  all  bibles  under  the  word  Bible. 
This  would  duplicate  in  the  author  catalog  the  group  under  Bible 
in  the  subject  catalog,  to  which  reference  is  made  from  the  word 
Bible  in  the  author  catalog.  If  only  an  author  catalog  is  made,  it 
should  include  all  bibles  under  that  word. 

Talmud,  Koran,  Vedas,  and  other  sacred  books  under  those  words 
on  author  line,  making  added  entries  under  editor,  translator,  &c. 
S.  C.  34.^ 

Academical  thesis  under  respondent  or  defender,  unless  prseses  is 
clearly  the  author. 

Books  having  more  than  one  author  under  the  first  named  in 
title,  with  added  entries  under  each  of  the  others.  S.  C.  13  and 
14.  If  only  two  or  three  authors,  include  their  names  in  the 
main  entry  ;  e.  g.  "  Roe,  R  :,  Doe,  J  :  and  Smith,  D  :  "  ;  if  more 
than  three,  enter  under  the  first  "and  others  ";  e.  g.  "Roe,  R  : 
and  others,"  and  make  an  added  entry  under  each  of  the  others ; 
e.  g.  "Doe,  J  :,  Roe,  R  :  and  others,"  "Smith,  D.,  Roe,  R:  and 
others."  Write  each  author's  full  name  only  once  and  that  on 
his  own  author  card.  S.  C.  13  and  14.  Joint  editors,  translat-i 
ors,  etc.,  have  separate  added  entries.  S.  C.  9.  Parties  in  aj 
debate  are  treated  like  joint  authors.  oHic\a\    h  awo-n    re^ooTTs 

Trials  of  crown  and  criminal  cases  under  defendant  ;e.  g.  Burr, 
Aaron,  Trial  for  treason  ;  civil  cases  under  the  parties  in  the 
suit,  treated  like  joint  authors  ;  e.  g.  Vanderbilt,  Cornelius,  vs. 
Livingston,  J.  R.;  marine  cases  under  the  ship;  e.  g.  Blaireau 
(ship) ;  PLEAS,  DECISIONS,  etc.,  under  the  author,  with  added  en- 
tries as  below.  A  plea  printed  separately  goes  under  the 
lawyer  making  the  plea,  with  added  entries  under  the  party  or 
parties  in  the  suit ;  e.  g.  Smith's  argument  in  case  of  prize 
steamer  Peterhoff,  is  entered  under  Smith,  with  added  entry  un- 
der Peterhoff.  Decisions  published  separately  go  under  court, 
with  added  entries  for  parties  in  the  suit. 
Catalogs  of  private  collections  under  owner ;  catalogs  of  public 
collections  by  rule  i  c.  Make  added  entry  under  compiler,  e.  g. 
Daniel,  G:  Catalogue  of  [his]  library;  Boston  Athenaeum,  Cata- 

6 


Card  catalog  rules 


I  n-t 


'P- 


r. 


^t. 


logue  of  the  library  [by  C:  A.  Cutter];  with  added  entry  under 
Cutter. 

Alumni  proceedings,  etc.,  and  local  college  societies  under  the 
college ;  e.  g.  Yale  college  —  Skull  and  bones  society.  Enter 
their  publications  under  heading  above  with  reference  from 
Skull  and  bones  society.  Chapters  of  fraternities  under  name 
of  fraternity,  with  added  entry  under  the  college  ;  e.  g.  Psi  Up- 
silon  fraternity. 

Noblemen  under  their4itles  with  reference  from  family  name..    If    i  ^°-  'ligiiest 
the   family  name-  is  decidedly  better  known,  enter  under  that    ^  ^°-   or  a  lower  title 
with  reference  from   title;   e.  g.   Romney,  H:  Sidney,  ist   earl 
of ;  S.  C.  T)6,  but  (tfee-only  exception  for  Englishmen),  Bacon, 
Francis,  viscount  St.  Albans.        N\oyvK,  G'.  H.     Du.ke    of   MberhricLrl 

Ecclesiastical  dignitaries,  unless  popes  or  sovereigns,  under 
their  surnames,  e,  g.  Newman,  J:  H:  card.     Butler,  Jos.  bp. 

Sovereigns,  e.  g.  Napoleon  i,  (except  Greek  and  Roman,  e,  g. 
Justinianus  i,  Flavins  Anicius) ;  ruling  princes  ;  Oriental  writers; 
popes,  e.  g.  Leo  13;  friars,  e.  g.  Hyacinthe,  Pere  (C:  Loyson) ; 
persons  canonized,  e.  g.  Ambrosius,  St.,  and  all  others  known 
only  by  their  first  names,  under  the  first  name. 

Married  women,  and  other  persons  who  have  changed  their  names, 
under  the  last  well-known  form,  with  reference  from  other  forms. 
Enter  Helen  Hunt  under  Jackson,  Mrs  Helen  Maria  (Fiske) 
Hunt,  with  references  from  Hunt,  and  H.  H.'^ 

A  society,  under  first  word  (not  an  article)  of  its  corporate  name, 
with  reference  from  any  other  name  by  which  it  is  known,  spe- 
cially the  place  if  it  has  head-quarters  and  is  often  called  by 
that  name_.    e.  g..cStatistical  society 


3  Ir.  Or  if  another  form  is 
common'.'/  used,  make 
added  entries,  as  in 
case  of  prominent  pseu- 
donyms. See  le,  1st 
marginal  note. 


with  reference 
from  Lond'on,^statistical  society  :  under  place,  local  socie- 
ties, e.  g.  N.^vY^'^.^liakespeare  society ;  academies  of  the  Eu- 
ropean continent  and  South  America,  e.  g.  Berlin  akade- 
mie    der  wissenschaften  ;    municipal  institutions,  viz.  libraries, 

Y^   %tro- 
Cincinnati 


K 


e.  g.  Boston  —  Public  library;  galleries,  e.  g 
politan  museum  of  art  ;  public  schools,  e 
—  Education,  Board  of  ;  and  municipal  corporations,  e.  g.  Minne- 
apolis —  Health,  Board  of :  under  the  state,  state  historical 
societies  and  state  colleges,  e.  g.  Wisconsin  historical  society, 
California  university. 
Cyclop/Edias,  directories  and  almanacs,  under  title,  like  a  peri- 
odical, S.  C.  28  and  29,  making  added  entry  for  editor,  pub- 
lisher, partial  title,  or  any  form  under  which  they  may  be  well 
known,    e.    g.    enter   Appleton's    cyclopoedia   under   American 

7 


I  u-y 


Card  catalog  rules 


II. 


"^  I  Iv. 


Or  if  series  is  better 
knoiiii  hi/  title,  enter 
under  title,  irilli  refer- 
ence from  editor;  e.  g. 
American  statesmen, 
with  reference  from 
Morse. 


2  Iw.    In  red  ink 


ZV. 


3  Iw. 

4  Iw. 


See  also  S.  0.  38-40. 
See    also   81)   and   If, 
marginal  note. 


Or  for  an  autohiorira- 
ph)/,  e.  fj.  (rranl's  Mem- 
oirs, repeat  the  name 
on  second  line  of  snh- 
jecl  card,  Hie  S.  C.  41. 


6  Iw. 


Or  icrite  13th  cent,  or 
1430?    usinrj  "fiV  only 
w/ien  otherwise  the  date   J 
would  be  ambi'juous.         X, 


7  ly.    and  a  green  biography 

card,  .S.  C.  40, 

8  1  .    SeoaUoSb. 


encyclopoedia  with  added  editor  entry  for  Ripley  and  Dana, 
and  a  similar  one  for  Appleton,  pub.  But  if  it  is  the  work  of 
an  individual,  e.  g.  Larousse,  enter  under  author's  name  with 
added  entry  under  title. 

A  PERIODICAL  which  is  the  organ  of  a  society  or  club,  under  its 
name,  like  S.  C.  28  and  29,  with  added  entry  under  name  of 
society,  unless  it  be  the  regular  proceedings  or  transactions,  in 
which  case  enter  it  under  the  society,  with  added  entry  under 
title,  like  S.  C.  1 1  ;  e.  g.  Library  journal  as  periodical,  with  added 
entry  under  A.  L.  A.  ;  but  Quarterly  journal  of  the  Geological 
soc.  of  London,  under  the  society's  name.  In  case  of  change  of 
name  of  periodicals,  enter  the  whole  under  the  earlier  name, 
making  note  of  the  change  on  the  main  cards.  Make  added 
entry  under  the  new  name,  giving  imprint  of  the  part  covered  by 
it,  referring  on  the  same  card  tb  the  old  name. 

Series  under  editor,  if  known,  S.  C.  30,  with  reference  from 
title  ;  if  unknown,  under  title,  e.  g.  Bampton  lectures.^  For  some 
series  a  scries  card  need  not  be  written,  e.  g.  Clarendon  press 
series.  Give  two  lines  to  each  item  of  contents  on  series  card, 
beginning  with  series  number  between  red  lines,  thus  giving 
space  for  both  class  and  book  numbers.     S.  C.  30. 

A  BIOGRAPHY  under  its  author,  putting  the  full  name  of  its  subject 
on  the  upper  line  of  the  subject  card,  followed  by  the  dates  of 
his  birth  and  death.  S.  C.  26?  See  also  7  f.*  If  author's  name 
is  not  known,  leave  second  line  blank,  and  fill  in  if  found  later. 
An  autobiography,  e.  g.  Grant's  Memoirs,  is  written  like  a 
simple  subject  and  author  card,  like  S.  C.  i  and  2,  except  that 
the  full  name  and  dates  are  added  on  the  subject  card  ;  e.  g. 
Grant,  Ulysses  Simpson,  i8th  pres.  of  U.  S.  1 822-1-885. 
Diaries  and  letters  are  considered  autobiographical.  When  it  is 
found  that  authorities  differ,  affix  1  to  the  date  used  ;  but  unless 
in  special  cases  do  not  attempt  to  settle  the  discrepancy.  If  the 
choice  is  between  only  two  dates,  both  may  be  given,  e.  g.  bj844 
or  6.  Where  exact  dates  are  unknown  the  time  when  the 
author  flourished  may  be  given,  e.  g.  "  fl.  13th  cent."  or  "  fL 
1430  .'*  "  using  the  }  instead  of  circa  or  about  for  approximate  dates.  ^ 

Make  added  entries,  called  analyticals,  for  distinct  parts  of  books; 
enter  under  author  of  part  analyzed,  and  give  brief  title  and 
date  of  main  work.     See  4r.  S.  C.  24  and  25. 

Analyze  a  life  included  in  another  work  by  an  author  card  for 
the  author  of  the  life  and  a  subject  card'for  its  subject.  S.  C.  27? 
The  writer  of  an  "included,"  who  also  edits  the  whole  work,  has 
no  author  analytical,  as  the  editor  card  is  enough. 

8 


'c. 


Card  catalog  rules  i  z 

2  a-c 

Make  added  entries  under  titles  of  all  novels  and  plays,  and  all 
other  striking  titles,  S.  C.  lo  and  1 1  ;  specially  noticeable  words  in 
titles,  S.  C.  12  ;  translators,  commentators,  noted  illustrators, 
editors  of  books  and  periodicals,  S.  C.  6,  7  and  8  ;  and  make 
REFERENCES  from  pscudouyms,  initials,  and  from  an  ecclesiastical 
title  when  that  and  not  the  family  name  appears  on  the  title-page, 
(e.  g.  [Andrews,]  Lancelot,  bp.  of  Winchester.  Since  Andrews 
does  not  appear  on  the  title-page,  make  reference  from  Winches- 
ter.) If  a  book  is  well  known  by  any  title  (e.  g.  running,  half,  or 
binder's  title)  differing  from  the  title-page,  make  added  entry 
under  this  other  title.  S.  C.  12.  If  an  author  is  commonly 
known  by  a  name  less  full  than  that  used  for  the  main  entry, 
refer  from  the  shorter  to  the  full  entry,  e.  g.  make  Miiller,  F; 
Max,  the  main  entry,  and  write  a  reference  card  thus  : — Miiller, 
Max,  see  Miiller,  F;  Max.^  Make  added  entry  or  reference  in 
every  other  case  when  needed  for  the  ready  finding  of  the  book. 

2.  — Heading. 
Give  author's  name  in  full,  and  in  the  vernacular,  with  refer- 
ence from  any  other  form  by  which  it  is  commonly  known ; 
but  give  the  Latin  form  when  better  known,  with  reference 
from  the  vernacular;  e.  g.  Estienne,  Hi,  with  reference  from 
Stephanus,  but  Grotius,  Hugo,  with  reference  from  Groot, 
Hugo  van.     S.  C.  35.- 

Enter  sovereigns  under  the  English  form  ;  e.  g.  William  (not 
Wilhelm)  i,  king  of  Prussia.^ 

In  heading  and  notes  if  there  is  equal  authority  for  more  than 
one  SPELLING,  prefer  the  shorter  ;  e.  g.  abate,  not  abbate,  Shaks- 
pere,  not  Shakespeare."* 

For  full  names  and  dates  of  Greek  and  Latin  authors  follow 
Smith's  Dictionary  of  Greek  and  Roman  biography. 
On  subject  cards  write  out  author's  fore-name  if  only  one,  e.  g. 
Phillips,  Wendell ;  if  more  than  one  give  simply  initials,^ e.  g. 
Beecher,  H:  W.,  except  in  case  of  autobiography.  See  i  w. 
The  colon  abbreviations  are  used  for  both  full  name  and  initial, 
H:  meaning  Henry  and  being  just  as  brief  as  H.  in  giving 
initials.  On  author  cards  give  author's  full  name  either  written 
out  or  in  the  "Library  abbreviations,"  e.  g.  Emerson,  Ralph 
Waldo,  Beecher,  H:  Ward,  Allen,  Jos.  H: 
Enter  English  and  French  surnames  beginning  with  prefix  (except 
the  French  de  and  d')  under  the  prefix  ;  in  other  languages  under 
the  word  following,  e.  g.  La  Fontaine,  Voltaire,  F.  M.  A.  de, 
Gothe,  J;  W.  von,  Lennep,  Jacob  van,  but  enter  foreign  names 
anglicized  under  prefix,  e.  g.  De  Peyster,  Da  Ponte,  Van 
Nostrand.  9 


Or  omit  this  sentence 
and  see  2a,  1st  margin- 
al note. 


Or  enter  under  a 
shorter  ijenerally  used 
form  of  a  name  irith 
reference  from  fuller 
form,  if  tliefuUerform 
alphabets  it  where  it 
would  iivt  be  sought  by 
the  reader  ;  e.  g.  make 
Miiller,  Ma.r,  the  main 
entry  and  write  a  ref- 
erence card  thus:  — 
Miiller,  Fried  ricli  Max, 
see  Miiller,  Max. 

Or  enter  sovereigns  un- 
der the  vernacular 
form;  e.  g.  Wilhelm  1, 
king  of  Prussia:  and 
under  the  Enalish 
form,  William  1.  ii/ig 
of  Prussia,  make  (iddtd 
entries  with  brief  titles 
and  call  numbers,  one 
line  to  each  entry;  or 
in  biography  entries, 
two  lines. 

Spell  the  names  of  so- 
cieties, etc.  as  In  Uj^r 
publications;  e.g.  N^o-rV, 
Shakespeare  society, 
wth  reference,  If  nec- 
essary, from  other 
forms. 

or  colon  abbreviations 
which  mean  more  and 
are  just  as  brief;  fol- 
low same  rule  for 
autobiography.  Use 
colon  abbreviations 
only  wliere  initials 
would  otherwise  be  giv- 
en. Write  all  sur- 
ttames  in  full  on  subject 
card;  e.  g.  ^Shaftesbury, 
A.  A.  Cooper,  1st  earl 
of;  Jackson,  Mrs  H.. 
M.  (Fiske)  Hunt.  On 
author  card  give  au- 
thor's full  name,  writ- 
ten out ;  e.  g.  Beecher, 
Henry  Ward,  Allen, 
Joseph  Henry. 


2  d-k 


Card  catalog  rules 


1  2j. 


Or  enter  subordinate 
bureaus  directly  under 
the  bureau,  and  under 
t/ie  department  gire  a 
list  of  all  bureaus  be- 
Jonriing  to  it  under 
icfncli  entries  have  been 
made. 


IJracket  all  names  and 
parts  of  names  not 
found  on  llie  title-page, 
except  in  red  ink  sub- 
ject headings.  S.  C. 
26-27,  38,  40-41,  4344,  46. 


^^.  Enter  English  compound  names  under  the  last  part,  foreign  under 
the  first,  with  reference  from  form  not  chosen,  e.  g.  enter  S.  Bar- 
ing-Gould, under  Gould,  with  reference  from  Baring-Gould,  but 
E.  P.  Dubois-Guchan  under  Dubois-Guchan,  with  reference  from 
Guchan. 

^  e.  Add  designations  (such  as  titles  of  honor,  dates  of  birth  and 
DEATH,  residence,  ctc.)  to  distinguish  writers  of  the  same  name. 
Omit  the  article  with  such  added  titles,  e.  g.  abate  not  il  abate, 
abbe  not  I'abbe.  Always  add  titles  that  are  part  of  the  person's 
usual  designation,  as  Rev.,  Gen.,  etc.  ;  or  a  sobriquet,  e.  g.  Jack- 
son, T:  Jonathan,  called  Stonewall,  Stewart,  J:  called  Walking. 
Do  not  bracket  such  added  titles.  Distinguishing  dates  follow 
title  affi.xes,  and  precede  the  affixes,  ed.,  tr.,  etc.,  e.  g.  Smith, 
W:  ll.d.  1814-  tr.  Anon,  follows  distinguishing  dates  and  the 
words  ed.,  tr.,  etc. 
Dates  of  birth  and  death  are  so  compact  and  useful  a  distinction 
that  they  should  be  put  on  the  cards  /;/  all  cases  if  the  cataloger 
has  them  before  him,  and  should  be  looked  up  whenever  there  is 
question  of  identity  between  similar  names. 

\  f.  Give  names  of  cities  and  towns  in  the  vernacular,  but  larger  polit- 
ical divisions  in  English,  e.  g.  Wien,  not  Vienna,  (with  reference 
from  English  form),  but  Austria,  not  Osterreich. 

"^ g.  When  author's  name  is  not  in  title  of  first  volume,  but  is  in  that  of 
any  other,  make  both  author  and  title  entries,  S.  C.  IQ  and  1 1, 
but  do  not  enclose  author's  name  in  [     ]  nor  add  anon. 

"'  h.  To  avoid  confusion  with  author's  initials,  etc.,  letter  to  resemble 
print  (2-3  size)  titles  of  honor  and  similar  distinguishing  words 
when  they  precede  the  fore-name,  also  letter-titles  affixed,  as  d.  d 
S.  C.  23. 

\  i.  On  ADDED  entry  cards,  write  author's  name  on  the  second  line, 
with  full  FORE-NAME  if  Only  one,  with  initials  if  more  than  one, 
like  the  form  for  heading  on  subject  cards.  Rule  2b.  S.  C.  8, 
9,  II,  12,  22,  II.  On  REFERENCE  CARDS,  Write  author's  name 
on  the  second  line,  in  full.     S.  C.  19,  23,  35,  '}y6. 

For  GOVERNMENT  DEPARTMENTS  &c.  usc  the  official  name,  inverting, 
if  necessary  to  alphabetize  by  the  distinctive  word  ;  e.  g.  France 
—  Travaux  publics,  Ministere  des.     S.  C.  5.^ 

In  the  often  abbreviated  Italian  names  use  the  full  form  ;  e.  g. 
Giovanni  Battista,  not  Giovambattista,  or  Giambattista  ;  Giovanni 
Giorgio,  not  Gian  Giorgio  ;  Antonio  Francesco,  not  Antonfran- 
cesco  ;  Pietro  Francesco,  not  Pier  P'rancesco. 

10 


Card  catalog  rules 


3  a-k 


3.  —  Title. 

a.  Make  title  an  exact  copy  of  title-page,  neither  corrected,  trans- 
lated, nor  in  any  way  altered  ;  but  omit  mottos,  honorary  titles, 
repetitions,  and  fore-names  except  initials  of  editors,  translators, 
etc.,  and  any  other  matter  not  essential.  Indicate  all  omissions 
on  main  cards  (except  initial  article  in  English,  and  author's  name 
and  titles  in  usual  position),  by  tJiree  dots  . . .  which  take  the 
place  of  all  punctuation.  S.  C.  5,  6,  13,  etc.^  Titles  of  books 
specially  valuable  for  antiquity  or  rarity  give  in  full,  with  all 
practicable  precision.  Copy  exactly  the  phraseology  and  spelling 
of  the  title.  For  spelling  of  heading  see  2  a.  Punctuation 
must  be  supplied  if  omitted  on  the  title-page  and  must  some- 
times be  changed  on  account  of  omissions  or  to  reduce  the 
title  to  a  single  sentence. 

'  l>.  Indicate  misprints,  or  odd  spellings,  by  three  dots  underneath, 
rather  than  by  the  common  [sic],  e.  g.  Kanzas  not  Kanzas  [sic]. 

■  c.  Follow  old  interchange  of  u  and  v,  i  and  j,  only  in  books  before 
1600  A,  D.     S.  C.  6  and  7. 

^  d.     Punctuate  by  Cutter's  Rules,  No.  163I  and  Bigelow's  Punctuation. 

/  e.  Supply  in  [  ]  in  Eng.  any  additions  needed  to  make  the  title  clear, 
e.  g.  Examination  of  the  president's  [T  :  Jefferson]  message." 

^ f.  Do  not  translate  into  the  vernacular  proper  names  occurring  in 
foreign  forms  in  the  title,  e.  g.  "  ed.  a  J.  G.  Amesio,"  not  "ed. 
a  J  :  W,:.Ames,"  but  give  the  vernacular  form  as  the  heading  of 
the  reference  card.     S.  C.  8. 

'^g.  Transliterate  by  A.  L.  A.  rules,  titles  in  foreign  characters,  ex- 
cept Greek.  If  the  title  does  not  show  it,  state  language  of  the 
book  in  [     ].     S.  C.  32.^ 

'  h.  In  case  of  two  title-pages  in  different  languages,  use  the  language 
in  which  the  book  is  written,  if  that  has  the  Roman  alphabet; 
otherwise  use  the  title-page  having  the  Roman  alphabet,  e.  g. 
when  a  book  has  both  Greek  and  Latin  titles,  give  the  Latin. 
If  the  book  itself  is  in  two  languages  and  has  two  titles  in 
the  Roman  alphabet,  use  the  first.  "^  Accent  words  in  Greek, 
French,  etc.,  regularly,  though  the  title-page  be  all  in  capitals 
without  accents.  S.  C.  10  and  11. 
i.  After  title  specify  appendix  of  single  volumes,  e.  g.  [apx.  p.  320- 
346],  but  only  in  exact  work. 

j'.      Mention  frequency  of  publication  of  periodicals,  e.  g.  Contempo- 
rary review ;    [monthly].      Do  not  repeat  if  mentioned   in  the 
title.     S.  C.  28  and  29. 
k.     Begin  periodicals  on  author  cards  at  left-hand  red  line  for  first 
two  lines,  using  full  lines  for  the  rest ;  on  sulDJect  cards,  begin  at 

II 


Omit  honorary  titles, 
author's  name  and  us- 
ually initial  article  in 
English;  put  serial 
number,  designation  of 
series  and  imjirint  in- 
formation in  Imprint 
or  series  note;  riive 
forenames  of  editors, 
translators,  etc.  fol- 
lowino  rule  for  subject 
heading;  see  26;  indi- 
cate all  other  omissions 
on  main  (?ards,  as  mot- 
tos, repetitions,  and 
non-essential  matter 
by  three  dots  .  .  . 
which  take  the  place 
of  all  punctuation. 


(   \T\  e.d 


2  3e. 


Or  brief  additions  may 
he  made  in  the  vernacu- 
lar. 


3  3g. 


If  it  cannot  be  ex- 
pressed in  a  singlie 
word,  put  it  into  a 
note;  e.  g.  "  Greek  text 
with  English  notes." 


cP  T^J^SU^  tlbJU^  ^2,-^...^ 


1-m 
a-d 


Card  catalog  rules 


1  3k. 


Or  if  author  cards  are 
irritteii  on  P  size  (7.Sx 
12.ft  rni)  indent  like 
tubject  cards. 


right-hand  red  Hne  for  first  line  and  left-hand  red  line   for  the 
rest.     In  both  cases  begin  at  top  line.     S.  C.  28  and  29.^   Anony- 
mous books  are  to  be  entered  on  second  line,  filling  in  author's 
name  when  found,  on  first  line.      S.  C.  15  and  16. 
Omit  INITIAL  ARTICLE  in  English  except  in  a  few  cases  where  its 


ySO^--^ 


.V 


For  other  "  series  '* 


Aodtx.    A^      j^^^jgmnission  would  destroy  the  sense  ;  e.  g.  The  judgment,  a  vision. 

-^ ~~~Tn    other   languages   express    the    article,    but    alphabetize    by 

following  word.     Inclose  initial  articles  in  parentheses. 
^vi.     Repeat  the  author's  name  in  the  title  in  those  few  cases  where 
it  is  an  integral  part  of  the  title  ;  e.  g.  Monteith's  geography. 

V 4.  —  Imprint.     >,    u. 

series  of  periodicals,  etc,  (in  English) 

see  4s. 
edition  (in  English), 
pages  (or  volumes  if  more  than  one). 
illustrations. 

group  of  portraits.     \ 

.'-.     f  I  Use  only  in  exact  work, 

portrait  of  a  group.    )  -' 

portraits. 

„  plates. 

photographs.     Use  only  in  exact  work. 

maps. 

,;fac-similes. 

tables, 

size  (by  letter  ;    maps,  broadsides,  etc.,  hight  X  width,  in 

centimeters,  e.  g.   91  X  71  ^m^,  Cv.-2_- -j,  0  ,  v  4-j;.T]) 

no  title-page  (if  there  never  was  any). 

publisher's  last  name,,  in  books   before  1600  a.  d.     S.  C. 

6  and  7.      ^u\e  ^n. 
date.    ,^j£  dL^_J^:HHe-^   ^   {5>~.  W^ 
copyright  date,  if  differing  more  than  a  year  from  date  of 

publication.     S.  C.  3. 
For  full  illustration  of  imprint  see  S.  C.  3.  . 
^d.     Give  initial  capital  to  first  word  of^imprint-tHileaG  the  imprint  begins 

with  a  number.     S.  C.  26  and  T,i^.ovX,U-^^  .    V.  ] 
'^ c.     Give  edition  in  English  in  all  cases,- and  omit  all  adjectives  except 
new,   the  number  of    the  edition,  and  enlarged  ;''*  e.  g.   not  2te 
durchgesehene,  vermehrte  und  verbesserte  aufiage  but  Ed.  2  enl. 

Give  extremes  of  various  editions ,  e.  g.  Ed.  i — 4. 
^  d.     Give  numbers  of  pages,  connecting  the  last  number  of  each  paging 
with  the  sign  +  and  adding  unpaged  matter  in  [     ] ;  but  where 

12 


or  give  in  vernacular 
if  it  is  copied  as  a  part 
of  the  title. 

translating  equivalent 
phrases  into  these ; 


Card  catalog  rules 


4  6-1 


there  are  four  or  five  pagfinc^s,  add  the  shorter  so  as  not  to  have 


-^yCt!Z>^Cc-s/' 


"Z^c^^^^ir^^ 


c>€^  ^<y^  -^^?^  - 


(^:^ot^^  „.<L.</^^^t^'*'>^ 


4^1^^^.-^  ^;;<^^!^ 


number  of  pages  ;  e.  g.  i6  p.  +  3202  col.  [801  p.]. 

If  two  or  more  volumes  are  paged  continuously,  give  num- 
ber of  volumes  and  pages  in  imprint ;  e.  g.  2  v.  21  +  360  p.,  and 
add  in  a  note  "Paged  continuously." 

"^'■e.  When  volumes  of  a  set  are  missing,  give  number  of  volumes  in 
complete  set  ;  and  specify  missing  volumes  in  pencil  note,  which 
can  be  erased  as  soon  as  they  are  secured.  S.  C.  28  and  29. 
f.  In  CURRENT  PERIODICALS  and  continuations,  give  exact  statement  of 
volumes  in  library  if  the  library  contains  less  than  half  what  has 
been  published;  e.  g.  Atlantic  monthly,  1858-75,  1880-81, 
1884-date  v.  21-36,  V.  45-48,  V.  53-date;  if  it  contains  more  than 
half,  give  in  imprint  statement  of  entire  work,  and  missing  vol- 
umes in  note.  S.  C.  28  and  29.  Of  a  set  published  at  inter- 
vals, like  Stephen's  "Dictionary  of  national  biography,"  give  in 
imprint  in  pencil  exact  statement  of  what  is  in  the  library,  cor- 
recting pencil  entry  on  receipt  of  each  new  volume,  and  entering 
in  ink  when  complete. 

'^ g.  If  a  book  is  incomplete  and  no  more  will  be  published,  give  in  the 
imprint  what  has  appeared,  adding  in  a  note  "  no  more  pub- 
lished,"    e.  g.   American  archives. 

"^  h.  Disregard  engraved  and  illustrated  title-pages  except  in 
exact  work.  If  no  title-page  was  published,  write  in  imprint  n. 
t-p.  [no  title-page].  S.  C.  3.  If  the  title-page  is  otherwise  miss- 
ing, add  in  note  t-p.  w.  [title-page  wanting].     S.  C.  13. 

'^■i.     Except  in  exact  work,  give  number  of  plates,  portraits,  illus- 

13 


o^\:£_«^'    ^^-e-^-^-t. 


•^  a.     Order. 


Card  catalog  rules 


^--  fV,, 


2  40.  or  firirc  in  vernacular 
if  it  is  copied  as  a  part 
uf  the  title. 

i  4c.  translating  equivalent 
phrases  into  tbese ; 


<d. 


illustrations. 

group  of  portraits.     \ 

.  ■  •.     r  I  Use  only  in  exact  work, 

portrait  oi  a  group.    )  ^ 

portraits. 

V  plates. 

.photographs.     Use  only  in  exact  work. 

maps. 

ifac-similes. 

ijtables, 

size  (by  letter  ;    maps,  broadsides,  etc.,  hight  x  width,  in 

centimeters,  e.  g.   91  X  71  *=■").  ^- "2-- "b  0,v4-4i.T)) 

no  title-page  (if  there  never  was  any). 

publisher's  last  name,,  in  books    before   1600  a.  d.     S.  C. 

6  and  7.      '^^  £  'Vn 

date.    ^^EE  ■^.^^c^t'ft^   V^   ^ 

copyright  date,  if  differing  more  than  a  year  from  date  of 

publication.      S.  C.  3. 
For  full  illustration  of  imprint  see  S.  C.  3. 
Give  initial  capital  to  first  word  of^imprmt-WHeoG  the  impriRt^begi^s 

with  a  number.     S.  C.  26  and  T^i^.'y^' .Ur\'\~r>^      Yl-  ^ 
Give  EDITION  in  English  in  all  cases,- and  omit  all  adjectives  except 
new,   the  number  of    the  edition,  and  enlarged  ;^e.  g.   not  2te 
durchgesehene,  vermehrte  und  verbesserte  auflage  but  Ed.  2  enl. 

Give  extremes  of  various  editions,  e.  g.  Ed.  i — 4. 
Give  numbers  of  pages,  connecting  the  last  number  of  each  paging 
with  the  sign  +  and  adding  unpaged  matter  in  [     ] ;  but  where 

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Card  catalog  rules  4  e-i 

there  are  four  or  five  pagings,  add  the  shorter  so  as  not  to  have 
more  than  three  groups  of  figures,  usually  the  main  paging 
preceded  and  followed  by  the  totals  of  the  shorter  pagings.  If 
there  are  more  than  five  pagings  do  not  count,  but  write  v.  p. 
[various  paging],  except  in  exact  work.  If  the  book  is  unpaged, 
write  unp.  and  for  valuable  or  very  thin  books  count  and  add 
pages  in  [  ].  Give  paging  of  last  recto  when  its  verso  is 
unpaged,  but  last  recto  unpaged,  if  printed  is  +  [i].     S.  C.  3. 

Disregard  advertising  pages  except  when  paged  in  consecu- 
tively. Do  not  specify  folded  leaves  paged  with  the  rest,  except 
in  exact  work. 

Accept  the  paging  of  the  book  unless  there  is  an  obvious 
misprint,  e.  g.  the  first  page  may  be  numbered  5,  but  do 
not  deduct  the  four  omitted  pages.  In  books  which  are  only  por- 
tions of  other  books  give  inclusive  pages  ;  e.  g.  p.  611  —  742. 

Write  f.  (or  leaves)  instead  of  p.  where  the  book  is  foliod, 
i.  e.  numbered  by  leaves  instead  of  pages  ;  e.  g.  75+260  f. 

If  columns  not  pages  are  numbered,  give  columns  and  in  [  ] 
number  of  pages  ;  e.  g.  16  p.  +  3202  col.  [801  p.]. 

If  two  or  more  volumes  are  paged  continuously,  give  num- 
ber of  volumes  and  pages  in  imprint ;  e.  g.  2  v.  21  +  360  p.,  and 
add  in  a  note  "Paged  continuously." 
"^■e.     When  volumes  of  a  set  are  missing,  give  number  of  volumes  in 
complete  set  ;  and  specify  missing  volumes  in  pencil  note,  which 
can  be  erased  as  soon  as  they  are  secured.     S.  C.  28  and  20. 
J.     In  CURRENT  PERIODICALS  and  continuations,  give  exact  statement  of 
volumes  in  library  if  the  library  contains  less  than  half  what  has 
been    published;    e.    g.   Atlantic     monthly,    1858-75,    1880-81, 
1884-date  V.  21-36,  V.  45-48,  v.  53-date;  if  it  contains  more  than 
half,  give  in  imprint  statement  of  entire  work,  and  missing  vol- 
umes in  note.     S.  C.  28  and   29.     Of  a  set  published  at  inter- 
vals, like  Stephen's  "Dictionary  of  national  biography,"  give  in 
imprint  in  pencil  exact  statement  of  what  is  in  the  library,  cor- 
recting pencil  entry  on  receipt  of  each  new  volume,  and  entering 
in  ink  when  complete. 
^ g.     If  a  book  is  incomplete  and  no  more  will  be  published,  give  in  the 
imprint  what   has  appeared,  adding  in  a  note   "  no  more  pub- 
lished,"    e.  g.   American  archives. 
"^ h.     Disregard  engraved    and   illustrated    title-pages    except    in 
exact  work.     If  no  title-page  was  published,  write  in  imprint  n. 
t-p.  [no  title-page].     S.  C.  3.     If  the  title-page  is  otherwise  miss- 
ing, add  in  note  t-p.  w.  [title-page  wanting].     S.  C.  13. 
V:«.     Except  in  exact  work,  give  number  of  plates,  portraits,  illus- 

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4  J-s  Card  catalog  rules 

TRATiONS,  etc.,  only  when   on  the  title-page   or   quickly  ascer- 
tainable, 
t       Portraits,  plates,  maps,  etc.,  included  in  the  regular  paginjr  are 

^  1  4i.      In  serials  and  transac  '   ^  >  r    '  »  &  l     e>      t> 

tionsdonot.iistinguisii  slmplv  illustrations.^ 

and  ' this *oX^ when  ^'.     If  thcrc  is  an  ATLAS   or  volumes  of  plates,  write,   e.  g.  v,-* -r— 1 2  v; 

flic    serial    is  "usually  /^  i  ^a  ^i         t-  -r    ^i  r     ^i  •  j     ' 

uiustrated.  O^ and  /Ytlas  h,  or  11   they  are  01   the   same  size,  v.  4 .\2^asia 

^Atlas  O. 
*^k.     If  volumes  of  a  set  have  different  sizes  specify  volumes  of  each 
size  ;  e.  g.  1 2  v.  (v.  i  — 4  O,  v.  5  —  12  O). 

If  a  bound  volume  of  pamphlets  has  parts  of  different  sizes, 
give  actual  size  of  each  part  on  its  own  cards  ;    in  accession  book 
give  size  of  outside  of  bound  book. 
/.     Give  first  place  of  publication,  unless  another  is  knozvn  to  be  the 
true  place,   or  the  book  actually  was  printed  in  more  than  one 
place,  when  both  are  to  be  given. 
-J  m.     Give  extreme  dates  where  the  volumes  of  a  set  differ,  and  also 
date  of  V.  i.  if  later  than  first  date;    e.  g.  1834 — 49  [v.  i,  '38] 
If  the  copyright  dates  also  differ,  write,  e.  g.  1834  —  49/ [v.  i 
'38}[''i824  —  31].     Give  all  these  peculiarities  of  date  only  on 
the  main  author  and  subject  cards.    ^-  <ioC  Cct*   C-o-f*-  "i  .   "^u./^if 
^  n.     Give  place  and  publisher's  name  in  language  of  title.     S.  C.  6 
and  others  ;  corrections  and  additions   in  English,  enclosed  in 
[     ]  ;  e.  g.   Camb.    [Eng.],   or  Camb.    [Mass].     Give  publisher's 
name  for  Bibles.    I  -^-cr^^-K^  J^l.*^J&  .  -^O-^^^y-^^   \  ^  0  0  . 
"*  0.     Use  only  the  abbreviations  in  the  print-ed  "Library  abbreviations 
compiled  by  Meivil  Dewey." 
\*'  -^w  X^c-eNp-VNTA  A     Write  FULL  imprint  only  on  the  main  subject  and  main  author  card.  '' 
C5\?=fii  o*^  c,o\-  .   For  joint  authors,  and  other' added  entries,  the  date  is  sufficient. 

co'^'^edi  ■^-r-o■rv^  b.  C  13  and  14. 

r>^  S>  x  lew  S.VA  V>.'i  e  t  V 

t"*"V\ewC.^~>~c>^  ^  Contents  and  Notes. 

for-    ^  T-A  O  T>  y 

"^^eT ip^w ^ '  iV^    Give  notes  (in  English)  and  contents  of  volumes  in  smaller  letters 
(generally  only  on  subject  card),  when  neces.sary  properly  to  de- 
scribe the  work.     Notes  about  the  author  and  on  imperfections  in 
^  ^'''  X"  w7 8ubjfct''l'aTd  the  copy  go  on  both  cards,  other  notes  only  on   subject  card: 

""'^'  Begin  notes,  except  note  abbrcviation.s,  with  capitals,  starting  on 

second  line  after  imprint  and  indenting  like  title. 
^*  --  r.T^~r<3^^.\^-yryr.     In    analytical    references    when    the    article    is    independently 
oy  CA^iverv  pased,  jrive  full  imprint  of  the  analyzed  part,  and  in.  (    )  write 

\-o^oY     T,c:Xr.  "in"  and  title  of  main  work.     S.  C.  24.     If  paging  is  not^fer- 

^^"^  ■   "  tiact,  write  in  (    )  "see,"  and  title,  and  date  of  main  work,  with 

'  ■"■    uZn'^u.nmffn\X  pages  where  analyzed  matter  is  found.     S.  C.  25. 

«u.,jecu.eadings.  See  ._y_     Series  NOTE  follows  datc  on  main  cards  in  (     ).■'    Always  specify 

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Card  catalog  rules  4  t-u 

5  a-f 

volume  of  series  if  known,  S.  C.  31.  For  "series"  of  periodi- 
cals, etc.,  see  Imprint  4a. 

•^Z.  In  contents  and  series  begin  each  separate  entry  on  a  new  line  and 
keep  all  entries  to  the  right  of  the  right  hand  red  line,  putting 
volume  numbers,  if  they  occur,  between  the  red  lines.^  ^  ^*-    5r"s  MiJiTTouoVmie 

^u.     Note  MS  ANNOTATIONS  if  they  seem  to  add  to  the  value  of  the  book.  see2b!''^''*  headings. 

5.  —  Capitals. 

These  are  substantially  the  rules  adopted  by  the  Harvard  college  library: 

-     In   titles,   notes,  and   whatever   goes    on    the  body  of  a  card,  capi- 
talize as  follows : 

^  a.  The  first  word  of  every  sentence,  of  every  title  quoted,  S.  C.  15 
and  of  every  alternative  title  introduced  by  or.  S.  C.  10.  In 
quoting  titles  like  the  Nation,  the  Times,  etc.,  capitalize  the 
word  following  the  article  and  not  the  article,  and  do  this  even 
in  defiance  of  quotation  marks  ;  e.  g.  extracted  from  the  Times, 
extracted  from  "the  Nation."  This  rule  allows  capitals  to  the 
Bible,  the  Scriptures,  the  Book  of  Mormon,  etc. 

^  b.     Names  of  persons. 

^ c.  Epithets  standing  as  substitutes  for  personal  names:  e.  g.  the 
Pretender.  The  epithets.  His  Majesty,  Sa  Majeste,  His  Excel- 
lency, etc.,  when  not  followed  by  the  personal  name  or  by  the 
titles  king,  president,  etc.,  are  substitutes  for  a  personal  name, 
and  should  be  capitalized.  But  when  followed  by  the  personal 
name,  or  by  the  title,  such  epithets  should  usually  be  omitted  ; 
e.  g.  "the  presence  of  His  Majesty  at  that  time,"  "  the  coronation 
of...  .George  III.,"  "the  favor  of...  the  king."  When  these 
epithets  occur  with  superfluous  adjectives  the  latter  should  be 
omitted;  e.  g.  not  "His  Most  Glorious  Majesty,"  but  "His.  .  . 
Majesty."  The  rule  allows  capitals  to  Trinity,  the  Deity,  the 
Creator,  etc.,  but  do  not  capitalize  holy,  sacred,  divine,  etc.,  ex- 
cept in  Holy  Ghost,  Holy  Spirit. 

^  d.  Mr,  Mrs,  Miss,  Dr,  Sir,  Lord,  Lady,  Monsieur,  Madame,  Mademoi- 
selle, Signor,  Don,  Herr,  Frau,  used  as  prefixes  to  names  of 
persons. 

*  e.  The  Great,  the  Lion-Hearted,  le  Grand,  der  Grosse,  etc.,  used  as 
affixes  to  names  of  persons. 

'^f.  Names  of  places.  These  often  consist  of  an  individual  name  joined 
to  a  generic  name.  In  such  cases  capitalize  only  the  former ; 
e.  g.  state  of  Connecticut,  Berkshire  county,  city  of  Boston,  Sus- 
quehanna river,  Catskill  mountains,  Arctic  ocean,  south  Pacific, 
east  Tennessee,  tropic  of  Cancer,  Arctic  regions,  equator.  But 
there  are  some  cases  in  which  the  generic  name  has  come  to  be 


5  S-^ 


Card  catalog  rules 


1  5j.  Or  capitalize  adjecf ires 
and  nouns  denveilfrom 
names  of  persons  and 
places,  unless  reputa- 
ble usage  justifies  lower 
case. 


SO  closely  united  with  the  individual  name  that  both  should  be 
capitalized  ;  e.  g.  Niagara  Falls,  White  Mountains,  Mont  Blanc, 
Lake  Erie,  Zuyder  Zee,  North  Carolina,  Lundy's  Lane,  Van 
Diemen's  Land,  North  Pole,  Bull  Run,  Fall  River,  Mound  City, 
the  steamer  "  City  of  Boston,"  etc.  It  is  not  generally  difficult 
to  distinguish  between  these  two  cases.  Ability  to  use  the 
individual  name  by  itself  will  usually  afford  a  safe  criterion  ;  e.  g. 
we  can  say  "the  Catskills,"  but  not  "  the  Whites." 
"/  ^.  Epithets  standing  as  substitutes  for  names  of  places  ;  e.  g.  the 
South,  the  Orient,  United  Kingdom,  etc. 

"^  h.  Arbitrary,  undescriptive,  fanciful,  outlandish,  or  otherwise  purely 
INDIVIDUAL  EPITHETS  occurring  in  the  name  of  a  society,  corpo- 
ration, or  building;  e.  g.  Vulture  insurance  company.  Pi  Eta 
society.  Globe  bank.  Star  and  Garter  inn,  Adelphi,  Star  chamber, 
Ex'celsior  mine.  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer,  Chrestomathic  day- 
school.  Old  Bailey.  Capitalize  names  of  societies  or  collective 
bodies,  and  write  Royal  society.  Board  of  trade.  House  of  repre- 
sentatives. First  congregational  church.  Harvard  college,  Ameri- 
can academy  of  arts  and  sciences.  State  department,  Oxford 
university.  Parliament,  College  of  j^hysicians  and  surgeons,  etc. 

H.  The  pronoun  I  ;  the  interjection  O  ;  a.  d.,  b.  c,  in  dates  ;  d.  d., 
M.  D.,  etc.  ;  but  not  ms.,  mss. 

^  j.  In  English  and  Latin,  but  not  in  other  languages,  capitalize  also 
ADJECTIVES  derived  from  names  of"  person's  and  places;  e.  g. 
English,  Platonic,  etc.^  This  rule  allows  the  capitalization  of 
many  names  of  parties  and  sects  which  may  be  regarded  as 
adjectival  nouns  derived  from  proper  names,  as  Lutheran, 
Arminian,  Jesuit,  Christian,  Buddhist,  etc.  Otherwise  do  not 
capitalize  such  words ;  e.  g.  catholic,  episcopal,  puritan,  whig, 
democrat,  quaker,  unitarian,  etc. 

"^k.  Names  of  the  months,  days  of  the  w^eek,  and  holidays,  but  only  the 
individual  part  of  the  name  ;  e.  g.  Shrove  Tuesday,  Candlemas, 
4th  of  July,  Fast  day.  Capitalize  also  Advent,  Lent,  Lord's 
Supper. 

H.  Pope,  Saint,  Bp.,  King,  Earl,  Capt.,  Rev.,  Hon.,  Prof.,  Judge,  Gov., 
etc.,  used  as  prefixes  to  names  of  persons  ;  e.  g.  King  George 
III.,  Earl  Russell,  Bp.  Colenso,  Secretary  Fish.  Otherwise  do 
not  capitalize  such  w^ords  ;  e.  g.  the  king  of  England,  the  ear) 
of  Derby,  the  bishop  of  Lincoln,  the  secretary  of  war. 

•^  m.    Except  in  the  cases  specified  above,  use  small  letters  exclusively, 

tho  local  usage  require  capitals,  e.   g.   nouns  in   German.     But 

do  not  use  capitals  if  local   usage  is  small  letters,  e.  g.  names  of 

months  in  French. 

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Card  catalog  rules 


5  n-p 
6  a-f 


SPACING    AND    UNDERSCORING. 

"^ )i.  Leave  space  of  one  centimeter  in  heading,  between  author's  name 
and  words  or  dates  affixed,  but  write  dates  on  biography  cards 
at  the  end  of  the  line.  S.  C.  26  and  2y}  The  first  Hne  (or  more 
if  needed,  S.  C.  13  and  14)  is  reserved  for  the  author's  name, 
and  is  left  blank  if  the  author  is  not  known.      S.  C.  15. 

The  title  begins  on  the  next  blank  line  tho  there  be  vacant 
space  on  the  author  line. 
"^  But  periodicals  are  entered  on  the  author  line.     S.  C.  28  and  29. 

'  o.  Leave  also  one  centimeter  between  title  and  edition,  between  edition 
and  the  rest  of  the  imprint,  between  size  and  place,  and  between 
date  and  series  note,  or  other  matter  following  date  on  the  same 
line." 

'/.  On  main  cards  singly  underscore  secondary  entries  and  refer- 
ences ;  on  secondary  cards  doubly  underscore  main  entry,  but 
do  not  underscore  secondary  entries  or  references.''^  S.  C.  13 
and  14.  Y ox  joint  autJiors  of  series  singly  underscore  the  first 
in  series  note  on  main  cards,  and  the  others  on  series  card, 
''6.  —  Arrangement. 

a.  Surnames  when    used  alone  precede  the  same  names  with  fore- 

names ;  initials  of  fore-names  precede  fully  written  fore-names 
beginning  with  the  same  initials,  (e.  g.  Brown;  Brown,  J.  L.; 
Brown,  Ja.). 

b.  Prefixes  M*  and  Mc,  S.,  St.,  Ste.,  Messrs.,  Mr  and  Mrs,  arrange 

as   if  written  in  full,    Mac,   Sanctus,   Saint,    Sainte,    Messieurs 
Mister,  and  Mistress. 
V.     Works  of  an  author  arrange  thus  :  — 

1.  Collected  works. 

2.  Partial  collections. 

3.  Single  works,  alphabetically  by  first  word  of  title. 
V.     Alphabet  in  order  of  English  alphabet. 

i  e.     German  ae,  oe,  ue  always  write  a,  o,  u,  and  arrange  as  a,  o,  u ;  e.  g. 

Gothe,  not  Goethe.     But  in  case  of  several  surnames  which  are 

alike  except  the  umlaut,  arrange  the  umlauted  after  the  plain 

letter ;  e.  g.  all  the  Miillers   after  all  the  Mullers,   W.,  Muller 

coming  before  A.  Muller. 
f.     Names  of  persons  precede  similar  names  of  places,  and  places 

precede  titles,  e.  g. 

Washington,  G  : 

Washington,  (d.  c). 

Washington  Adams  in  England.  •  (Title  of  book.) 

See  also  Cutter's  Rules^.^NcT.'  169-1964  e.d>.  o\    \?j&^  o-^  N'?)'^\     yao 
2\^-  Z5&  17  '' 


3  Sp. 


This  space  may  be 
sliorteiieil  to  avoid 
over-running  the  line. 
OrfoUiur  the  same  rule 
for  dates  on  biography 
cards. 


If  space  would  come 
at  beginning  of  Une, 
leave  no  space.  On  aU 
secondary  cards  and  in 
series,  notes,  etc.  leave 
1-2  centimeter  in  all 
similar  places;  e.  g.  on 
second  line  of  editor, 
translator,  biography 
cards,  etc.  and  between 
title  and  date,  title  and 
volume,  etc. 
iititfss  they  do  not  ap- 
pear on  main  cards. 


7  a-j  Card  catalog  rules 

«^7. — SuHjKCT  Cards. 

•  a.  In  general  write  subject  cards  like  main  author  cards  with  author's 
name  on  upper  line,  followed  by  title  and  imprint.  Name  of 
subject  entry  is  not  written  (except  where  divisions  more  minute 
than  in  the  printed  classification  are  introduced  alphabetically 
under  final  class  no.  see  7  m),  but  subject  is  shown  by  class 
number  in  upper  left  corner  of  card.  Note  the  following;-  points 
of  difference  :  — 

"^ b.  Size.  Use  P  size  [7.5  x  12.5  cm]  for  subject  cards,  I  size  [5  .\  12.5 
cm]  for  author  and  title  cards.  [This  distinction  in  size  is  made 
at  Columbia,  but  is  not  essential.      Many  prefer  to  use  P  size  for 


2  7f.      in  red  ink. 


1  7b.     If  P  size  is  used  for  . 

Za^lu/sA'^uX  all  cards.  See  Library  notes  i:  34".]^ 

as  llie  larijfr  card 

uwnolLu'^MTwVr-  ^ '■'•     Fullness  of  extrv.     On  subject  cards  abbreviate  author's  fore- 
iib'''lh:Z;:-i:'^  name  and  give  a  fuller  title.     Rule  2b.     S.  C.  i,  6,  etc. 

hariiifj  (iiil/mr  iiiid sub-     , 

ject  cards  alike.  ^{      MARGIN.     On  subjcct  cards  leave  all  space  at  left  of  first  vertical 

line  free  for  stamping  cross  reference  subject  numbers. 

e.     Periodicals.    Indent  subject  card  of  a  periodical  by  Rule  3k.    S.  C. 

28  and  29. 

^  f.     Biography.     Add  name  of  subject  of  life  with  date  of  birth  and 

death  on  upper  line.-    See  Rules  iw,  ly,  and  S.  C.  26,  27,  and  38. 

■^ g.  Stamp  call  number  of  every  book  (thus  indicating  both  its  subject 
and  location  on  shelves)  on  all  its  cards  ;  class  number  first,  and 
directly  under  this  its  book  number,  in  blue  ink  in  upper  left 
corner  of  card,  on  first  and  second  lines  of  main  cards,  and  on 
second  and  third  of  cross  reference  subject  cards.  Stamp  cross 
reference  number  in  red  ink  on  upper  line  of  reference  card,  and 
on  fourth,  and  (if  more  than  one  reference)  on  succeeding  lines 
of  main  subject  card.  S.  C.  27,  42,  43,  45,  47,  48,  49,  50,  and 
51.  Put  no  cross  reference  numbers  on  s4«ftH,,cards^  Add  vol. 
number  in  blue  ink  to  all  cards  referring  to  only  part  of  a  set. 
S.  C.  24,  25,  and  27. 

There  are  three  forms  of  cross  reference  subject  cards,  each 
stamped  according  to  Rule  7g. 

*Ji.  General  ;  where  the  book  as  a  whole  treats  of  more  than  one 
subject.  Make  reference  card  for  the  less  important  subject, 
giving  simply  author,  brief  title,  and  date.     S.  C.  48  and  49. 

^ i.  Analvtical.  This  may  be  biographical,  like  S.  C.  27,  or  analy- 
sis of  any  other  subject  of  importance.     S.  C.  50  and  51. 

"^  j.  Independent  ;  pamphlets  or  books  on  different  subjects  bound 
in  one  volume.      Card    each     independently,    i.    e.     subject    and 

18 


Card  catalog  rules 


7  k-m 
8  a-b 


I'  m. 


author  cards,  with  full  imi^rint  for  each  part.  Locate  book  by 
most  important  subject,  and  treat  cards  of  this  part  as  main 
cards,  stamping  subject  cards  for  other  parts  as  cross  reference 
cards.  Do  not  stamp  these  cross  reference  numbers  on'^itialn 
card. 

Arrange  subject  cards  numerically  by  class  numbers,  and  under 
each  number  by  authors,  disregarding  book  numbers  ;  except 
for  colleges  [378.4-9]  and  authors  to  whom  a  special  class 
number  is  assigned  in  literature  and  philosophy,  which  arrange 
under  each  class  number,  by  book  numbers  instead  of  by 
authors. 

Genealogy.  In  929.2  alphabet  by  subject  instead  of  author, 
writing  subject  name,  e.  g.  Grant  family,  on  the  top  line,  as  in 
S.  C.  26. 

Use  "  SPECIAL  topic  card,"  where  an  alphabetical  arrange- 
ment of  minute  subjects  is  desirable  under  the  class  number  ; 
e.  g.  974.41  means  history  of  Berkshire  county,  Mass.  ;  for  his- 
tory of  several  towns  in  that  county,  write  name  of  each  town  in 
red  ink  above  author's  name  on  its  subject  card,  thus  making  it 
a  "  special  topic  card  ;  "  arrange  these  alphabetically  by  red  ink  — 
special  topics  at  end  of  author  arrangement  under  class  number, 
and  put  a  "  special  topic  guide,"  S.  C.  47,  containing  a  list  of 
these  towns,  at  beginning  of  974.41. 


8.  —  Colored  Cards. 

To  make  certain   classes   of  entries  more  prominent,  use  cards  of 
distinctive  colors  for  both  main  and  analytical  cards. ^  '^ 

colored  cards  in  author  CATALOG. 

This  makes  a  name  catalog  in  place  of  a  strict  author  catalog. 

y^a.  Blue  cards  for  author  bibliography.  S.  C.  46.  Use  these  in  name 
catalog  instead  of  subject  cards  under  012  in  subject  catalog.  [Vnt 
in  012  a  card  with  this  note  :  —  "  For  bibliography  of  ajty  special 
author  see  blue  cards  standing  first  under  his  name  in  author 
catalog."'^  ^ 

'^  b.  Green  cards  for  biography.  S.  C.  40  and  41.  These  duplicate 
subject  biography  cards  (S.  C.  26,  27,  38),  but  are  arranged 
in  the  single  alphabet  of  the  name  catalog,  where  they  may  be 
found  without  knowing  anything  but  name.  The  subject  cards 
show  biography  of  any  class,  though  readers  know  no  names. 

19 


Indicate  these  on  main 
cards  by  underlining 
the  names  under  which 
these  entries  are  made, 
or  by  a  note,  if  neces- 
sary. 


Or  let  these  duplicate 
in  name  catalog  the 
white  subject  cards  un- 
der 012  0/  subject  cat- 
alog. 


\  BaD 


3<-    U^    El    ^3-^  "^ 

Card  catalog  rules 

Yi'.T.r.ow  cards  for  criticism,      i.   General   criticism   of  an  author. 
'   S.  C.  44.      2.   Criticism  of  an  individual  work.      Make  author  card 
similar  to  S.  C.  43. 

Akraxgi-:  colored  and  white  cards  in  name  catalog  :  — 
Bibliography  (blue). 
l-5iography  (green), 
^ji;,^;^^^   Complete  works  (white). 
General  criticism  (yellow). 
Partial  collections  (white). 

Individual  works  (white)  alphabeted  by  titles  and  each  followed 
by:  —  7.   Criticism  of  that  work  (yellow). 

8.  Joint  author  (white). 

9.  Added  entry  cards,  ed.  tr.  etc.  (white). 


J., 


COLORED    CARDS    IN    SUBJECT    CATALOG. 

V.     Blue  cards  for  bibliography. 

I.  "Best  book"  cards  to  show  most  desirable  treatises  or  articles, 
both  popular  and  exhaustive.  S.  C.  45.^  Arrange  at  beginning 
of  subject,  preceded  only  by  special  topic  guide,  if  any. 
♦^  2.  "  Subject  bibliography  "  cards.  These  take  the  place  of  white 
subject  cards  in  016  and  its  subdivisions.  Enter  e.  g.  a  bibliog- 
raphy of  mathematics  on  a  blue  card  in  black  ink,  in  form  of  an 
ordinary  subject  card  and  arrange  after  "best  book  "  card,  if  any, 
in  510.- 

f.     Green  cards  for  biography.    S.  C.  42.'*    These  are  practically  "  best 

book"  cards  on  biography  illustrative  of  the  subject.     Enter  on 

green  cards  o;i/y  tJie  best  lives,  as  full  lists  can  be  found  under 

LJL.  \v^  /=J-^*-fl>A     Q-^^  \A>v>0^'920.     Arrange  after  blue  bibliographical  cards  and  before  white 


For  fullness  of  aiitli- 
or's  name  follow  rule 
for  subject  headings. 
See  2b. 


Or  let  these  duplicate 
irliite  xiibjtct  cards  in 
016  and  itssub-dirisions. 
Kilter,  e.  rj.  a  bibliog- 
rapliij  (if  iiKilliciiKitics 
on  (I  irhile  curd  and 
tirriiiiijc  III  OHi.Sl ;  also 
on  a  blue  card  and  ar- 
ranije  in  510. 
l'"or  fullness  of  Inogra- 
]iliee  follow  rule  for 
subject,  lieadings,  see 
2b;  give  only  surname 
of  author. 


-Ai^-r-«JiL~-^    o-y^~^  -^^r^y-r  co,-X^^rds. 


Yellow  cards  for  criticism,      i. 
mainly  confined    to  literature. 
S.  C.  44. 
2.   Criticism  of  an  individual  work. 
erf  -^>-!:3  •     ^  -^^^ouUv-O   works  criticised. 
K-^J^^^^ tr^-^  fSvv^    h.     Arrange  cards  in  subject  catalog 


General  criticism  of  an  author, 
Make  subject   card    similar   to 

S.  C.  43.     Arrange  next  after 


A  ^^^  o^cU^^^jt 


1.  Special  topic  guide  (white). 

2.  Best  book  card  (blue). 

3.  Subject  bibliography  cards  (blue). 

4.  Best  lives  card  (green). 
'5.  General  works  (white). 

6.  Special  topics  (white),  alphabeted  by  words  on  top  line. 

Criticism  cards  (yellow)  are  arranged  next  after  works  criticised. 


Card  catalog  rules  9  a-d 

9. — Miscellaneous. 

f'a.     In  adding-  another  entry  to  a  card,  — indicates  omission  of  heading 

of  heading  and  title.     Add  later  to  earlier  editions  in  this 

way,  giving  full   imprint  of   second  and  part  of  title  if  it  differs 
from  the  earlier  edition.     S.  C.  32  and  33. 

^ b.  Use  Arabic  figures  for  all  numbers,  but  in  the  title  follow  the  form 
given  after  names  of  rulers  and  popes.  S.  C.  26.  Thus,  use 
figures  for  numeral  adjectives  and  nouns  in  any  language  ;  but 
not  ior  n\xn\&r^\  adverbs  e.  g.  "printed  for  the  ist  time,"  but 
"  now  first  printed." 
c.  Confine  author,  and  subject  entry  if  possible,  without  omitting  im- 
portant information,  to  one  card  each. 
''d.  When  more  space  is  needed,  number  and  tie  on  "extension 
CARDS "  and  indent  them  as  if  all  on  one  deep  card,  leaving 
space  for  call  number  in  the  upper  left  corner  of  author  cards. 
On  series  cards  only,  give  an  abbreviated  heading  on  the  back 
to  identify  if  misplaced. 

Book  numbers.  The  letters  (or  letters  and  figures)  on  the 
second  line  of  the  left  upper  corner  of  the  sample  cards  are 
the  book  numbers  as  used  at  Columbia.  This  determines  order 
on  the  shelves,  but  does  not  affect  the  card  catalog  rules.  For 
explanation  see  shelf  list  rules. 

If  preferred  titles  (of  periodicals,  anonymous  and  other  books  widely 
known  by  their  title)  may  be  scattered  through  the  name  catalog 
instead  of  being  kept  in  a  separate  alphabet.  No  change  whatever  is 
required  in  the  cards.  Cards  can  be  found  quicker  if  names  and  titles 
are  kept  separate,  as  on  an  average  only  half  as  many  cards  occur 
under  any  word,  but  careless  readers  may  look  in  the  wrong  alphabet 
or  forget  that  there  are  two.  If  they  are  kept  separate,  guard  against 
mistakes  by  very  plain  labels  on  each  catalog. 

The  subject  catalog  is  to  be  used  with  the  printed  index.  Readers 
need  not  know  anything  of  its  arrangement.  This  Relativ  Index  has 
some  20,000  topics  plainly  printed  for  the  easiest  possible  reference. 
Each  is  followed  by  a  simple  arable  number.  Reference  to  the 
subject  catalog,  arranged  in  simple  numerical  order,  shows  the 
library's  resources  in  that  topic.  This  reference  is  found  by  long 
trial  to  be  much  quicker  than  to  the  common  catalog  arranged 
alphabetically  by  topics.  This  enables  us  to  combine  the  great  ad- 
vantages of  classed  and  dictionary  catalogs. 

For  full  explanations  see  preface  to  "  Decimal  Classification  and 
Relativ  Index  by  Melvil  Dewey,"  publisht  by  Library  Bureau,  146 
Franklin  St.,  Boston. 


S.  C.   1-3 


Sample  cards 


SAMPLE    CARDS    ILLUSTRATING    THE    CATALOG    RULES. 

The  italics  in  S.  C.  4,  5,  28,  29,  3U  and  ;>_'  indicate  that  the  matter  thus  printed  is 
to  be  written  in  i)encil  on  the  cards. 

Xumbers  in  liair  line  type  above  and  below  the  regular  call  number  are  reference 
numbersj  and  should  be  stamped  or  written  in  red  ink.     S.  C.  27,  42,  4."],  45,  47-")L 

Names  and  titles  in  hair-line  type  at  the  top  of  colored  cards  are  written  in  red 
ink.     S.  C.  20,  2",  :!8,  40,  41,  43,  44  and  46. 

^i.     Simple  subject  card.     Rules  la.  2 — 6,9. 

330.4       Mill,  J:  S.  da,Ve-. 

M59 


Essays    on    some    unsettled    questions   of    political 


economy. 


Ed.o.  C  +  [li  +  164p.O.         L.  1877. 


o 


/ 


2.     Simple  author  card.     Rules  la,  2 — 6,9. 


330.4 
M59 

economy. 


Mill,  J;  Stuart. 


Essays   on    some    unsettled    questions    of    political 


Ed.3.  6  +  ^lj  +  lG4p.  0. 


^f^77. 


o 


3.     Order  of  imprint.     Imaginary  book.     Rule  4a. 

jWorks.  Ed.2  enl.  340  +  ^l^p.  il.  {gv.  of  por.^ 


Smith,  JbY\x\ 


A 


(^por.  of  gr)     1  por.     pi.    \phot.^    7maps,      fac-sim.     tab. 
n.t"^^^^      ^   N.Y.  1879^  f75j. 


0. 


Sample  cards 
^4.     Main  entry  unc^er  editor.     Rules  ib.ih. 


S.  C.   4-9 


973 
W73 

il.  pi.  ma 


ed. 


Winsor,  Justin, 

Narrative  &  critical  history  of  America. 
.s,  Q.        B}^?886y 


V,2-^, 


1/5.     Official  body  made  author.     Rules  ic,ii,iffi,*n,2{. 


027.073  IT.  S.— Ii^terior,  Dept.  of— Education,  Bureau  of. 
U  Public  libraries  in  the   U.   S...  their  history,  condi- 

W.1876. 


tion  &  manageilnent.     Special  report.  //./,0. 


+3>-, 


875.1 
J2 


*^6.     Subject  card  with  editor.     Rules  ig,ik,im.it,iy,iz,4ni,4q. 

Cicero,  M.  T.  a^^ces. 

"^  Opera  omnia  qvae  exstant;  a  D,  Lambino  ... 
emendata  &  avcta  ...  eiusdem  D.  Lambini  annotationes. 
2v.  in  1,  F.  P.  in  aedibus  Rouillij,  1565-66y[V.l,'66j. 

jv.2  apud  Bernardum  Tunisanum. 


^a, 


Vy.     Author  card  with  editor.     Rules  ig,ik,im,it,iy,iz^4m,4q. 

8751       Cicero,  Mrarcus^  TuUius.  daVes. 

JL  ^     Opera     omnia     qvae    exstant;     a    D,    Lambmo  ... 


-^ 


emendata]    &    iivcta  ...  eiusdem  D.   Lambini  annotationes. 
in  1,  F.    I       P,  in  aedibus  Rouillij,  1565-66,^v.l,'66j. 


2v 


jv.  2  apud  Bernardum  Turrisanum. 


872.3 
K 


i/'s.     Editor  card.     Rules  ig.ik,im,it,iy,iz,4m,9a. 

di.  ;a  -V  e  & : 


875.1       I    ^   ILambin,  Denis,         ^ed.  fe-eemftt. 
J2  Cicero,  M.  T. 

I    •     lOpera  omnia.     1565-66. 


'^g.     Partial  translator  card.     Rule  ik. 


Warner,  Ricvxardir. 


Pladtus,  T.  M. 


iComedies.     1769-74.     v.  3-5. 

23 


S.  C.  10-15  Sample  cards 

•^lo.     Author  card  with  title  entry.     Rules  iu,iv,iz,2g. 


370.1       Rousseau,  J!  Jacquesj^        aa-Ve=.. 

"'^  I         JEmile;  ou,  De  reducation.  2v.sq.Q.  Geneve 

1780. 


II.     Title  card.     Rules  iu,iv,iz,2g, 4111,93. 


370,1  Emile;  ou,  De  Tcducation.     1780. 

^^^         Rousseau,  J!  J. 


^  12.     Partial  title  card.     Rules  iz,4m. 


P817.39  Biglow  papers. 

B  Lowell,  J.  R. 


Meliboeus-Hipponax  ;  the  Biglow  papers.     1848-67. 


i"^  13.     Joint  author  card.     Rules  ik,il,4p,5p,4q. 


832.62    Schiller,  ^jf  lOliristoph  fI  voii]    &    G"6the,  [J; 

" 

W.  voii]. 

t 

Briefwechsel  in...l794-1805.           6v.  in  3,  S. 

Stut.  1828-29. 

i 

V.4  has  t.-p.w. 

14.     Joint  author  card.     Rules  ik,il,4p,5p. 


o\■^ok-\■^Y^  rV.=^c 


832.G2    Gothe,  [JP  Wolf  gang  vonj   &   Schiller,  ^J;  C. 
^  jF;  vonj. 

I  Briefwechsel.     1828-29. 


I 

-^15.     Anonymous  title  card.     Author  not  found.     Rules  if.ak. 


823.89 

"30  Whitecross  &  the  bench  ;  a  reminiscence  of  the  past, 

by  the  author  of  Five  years  penal  servitude...  10  +  282p.D. 

L;'1879. 


Sample  cards. 


S.  C.  16-22 


1/. 


16.     Anonymous  author  card.     Author  found.     Rules  if,2g,3k,4q. 


\  c~rr\ 


Chambers,  Rob.j .       .aiwnf  ^' 

j Vestiges  of  the  natural  history  of  creation.     Ed*.  10 
12  +  325+67p.iLO.  L,  1853. 

i  iSee  Athenaeum  1884,  83:535. 


'17.     Anonymous  title  card.     Author  found.     Rules  if,2g,3k. 


P560 
A 


jVestiges  of  the  natural  history  of  creation.     1853. 


[Chaimbers,  Rob,, 


e-r  V. 


•^18.     Author's  initials  card.     Author  not  found.     Rule  id. 


811.49    O,       G.^E. 
014 


Thurid  &  other  poems.  123p.O.  B'.  1874. 


19.     Author's  initials.     Reference  card.     Rule  id. 


O,  G.  E.  see 

Otis,  G:  Edmu-ncK,         c^s^^e?^. 


'^20.     Pseudonym  author  card.     Real  name  unknown.     Rule  le. 


320.1       Cov^rdale,  Sir  H:^l;andish,         pseud. 


Cg3 


Fall  of  the  great  republic,  1886-88.  226p.  S. 


N.Y.1895/-B.1885i 


'21.     Pseudonym  author  card.     Real  name  found.     Rule  le. 


P823.82   [Thackeray,  W;  Makepeace.] 


Z2 

sc^O. 


Mrs  Perkins's  ball,  by  M.  A.  Titmarsh.         46p.il.pl. 


*^22.     Pseudonymous  book.     Real  name  found.     Added  entry  card.     Rule  le. 


P823.82 
Z2 


I  Titmarsh,  MJchael,  A^gelo^ 
rThabkeray,  W:  M.^ 

!Mrs  Perkins's  ball.     n.d. 

25 


pseud,  of 


<p 

;?- 

fli 

:^ 

> 

0 
0 

OJ 

-a 

-6 

-6 

0 

i 

0- 

oi 

4= 

•s. 

%  S 

-,  -r>ae 

s>p^ee  <9i'o 

No 

e^^^)ee.T^ 

"U"  S.  \?>'S)T 

\T^    S.  C  \^. 

S,  C,  23-28  Sample  cards 

'23.     Several  books  under  same  pseudonym.     Reference  card.     Rule  le. 


Eliot,  G:         pseud. 


see 


Cross,  Mrs  M. .  Ann  (Evans)  Lewes. 


"24.     Author  analytical  "in"  card.     Rules  ix,4r. 


330.8      Hasbach,  W}\  pgV^ta,         -Vave- 

"'''J?  Das  englische  arbeiterversicherungswesen;  geschichte 

¥•0 

seiner   entwickeliing   &   gesetzgebimg.  16+447p.O.  Lpz. 

1883.         ^in    Schinoller,    G^stav.Staats    &    social wissenscliaftliche 
forschnngen.  1883.  v.5,  pt.l.) 


25.     Author  analytical  "  see "  card.     Rules  ix,4r.     c^.  SC  •  5i 


827.7         Milton,   J^r^CN,  d^3.-\-es. 

n4Q  ^T-t. 

"^X  Mask    of    Comus  ...  (see  Deverell,  Eob.  Discoveries 

V.6  ^     —       "" 

in  hieroglyphics.  1813.  v.6,  p.81-230.) 


^'26.     Biographical  subject  card.     Rules  iw,5n,7f. 


P923.144  Louis  14,         kms  of  France,  1638-1715. 

^p  James,  G:  P.  R. 

X  Life  &  times  of  Louis  the  fourteenth.  New  ed. 

2v.  2por.  D.  0851. 


^^27.     Biographical  analytical  subject  card.     Rules  iy,5n,7f,i. 


928.33  Richter,  Jean  Paul  /vr\eci>-r  .ch^      1763-1825. 

833.62     Carlyle,  Tinox^e.^,  cs^^^^. 

Y.l  Biographical  sketch  of  ...  Eichter.  (see  Richter,  J.' P.  Fj 

Plower,  fruit  &  thorn  pieces.  1863.  v.l,  p.1-67.) 


'^28.     Periodical  subject  card.     Rules  if,it,iu,iz,3j,3k,4f,4q,7e. 

051  Nation;     a    weekly   journal   devoted    to    politics, 

''  literature,    science   &    art,   V6^h-date.  v.i-date.  sq.F. 

N.Y.  l^^b-date. 

V.J4-J7,  iSSs-Sj  u'lUit'uKj. 

26 


Sample  cards  s.  C.  29-32 

'29.    .Periodical  title  card.     Rules  if,  it,  lu,  iz,  3J,  3k,  4f,  4q,  ye. 


051  Nation;  a  weekly  journal    devoted    to    politics,   litera- 

N  i    . 

"  ture,  science  &  art,   lSQ6-daie.  v.i-date.  sq.F. 

N.Y.  1865-6Za4. 

I              ■  z'-J^-j'/,  1SS2-8J  luaiitiiig. 
\ •30.     Series  card.     Rules  if,iv,2k,4s,4t,5p. 


\   lut  of  g  cards.  q1  ^  ^^o^ 

Van  Nostrand,  Dj^Mvd.^ed.         -* 
!        ^Science  ser. 
628.8        ^'-^    Butler,  W.  F.     Ventilation  of  buildings.     1873. 

N3         !       f^=^ 

622.41      ^-1^    Atkinson,  J.  J.     Friction  of  air  in  mines.     1875. 

NO  '  See  next  card. 


o\oe^V 


621.5  ^-^^    Zahner,  R.     Transmission  of  power  by  compressed 

N8  '  air.     1878. 

621  5  ^-^^    Ledoux,  Cf     Ice-making  machines.     1879. 

N9  ,— = 


^  31.     Author  card  with  series  note.     Rules  if,4S,5p. 


621.5       Ledoux,  [CSp.a-r\a^»  a^^+as.. 

''"                      Ice-making  machines,  theory  of,  |-their]  action  ...  tr. 

fr.  the  French.^                  150p.  il.S.  N.Y.  1879.          (Van    Nos- 
trand,  D:  ed.  Science  ser.  v.46,) 


^^32.     Author  card  showing  added  edition.     Rule  4q,9a. 


I   888.5      AristoteleSj  c^o^^es. 

Y"  I  Ethicsj     [Greek]    il^  with  essays  &  notes  by  Sir  A\e|^s^c^e- 

Grant,  bart.          Ed.2.  2v.  0.  L ."1866. 

^S^s    \ 1 Ed.3.  2v.O.  £1874. 


V.2  of  ed.  J  wanti)ig. 


27 


S.  C.  33-38 


Sample  cards 


"33 

.     Editor  card  showing  added  edition.     Rul 

e  ga. 

y 

888.5 
Q6 

Q7 

\.c. 

Grant,  Sir  Alex^T^de  ^  bart. 
Aristoteles. 

%!""' 

Ethics.^""1866. 
1874. 

P297 
B 


'34.     Title  card  for  sacred  books.     Rule  li. 


Kor 


^n. 


Koran...  tr.  into  English ...  by  G;  Sale.   -  -   New  ed. 


with  a  memoii  of  the  translator.  16  +  516p.  pi.  majDS,  0. 


^^35.     Reference  card.     Rule  2a. 


y 


Groot,  Hugo  van,         see 
Grotius,  Hugo.  o 


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V   ■' 


Sidney,  H:  see  ^^ 

Romney,  H:  Sidney,  1^*  earl  of^ 


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Julius  Ccesar;  a  tragedy.     1824. 


ci:^\e^. 


,■&• 


822 

'"2  Shakspere,  W:    fin' 'inchbald,    Mrs  EiV-^  British 

V.D  - 

theatre^    1824.  v.  6.) 


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923.144 
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Napoleon   /,     cmpcro}'  of  France^      1769-1821, 


Jomini,  A.  H!. baron  de. 


da\e2>" 


A 


j  Life  of  Napoleon...  tr.  fr.  the  French  with  notes  bv 

H:  W.  Halleck.  4  v.  0  &  Atlas  obi.  0.  N.  Y.  1864. 

28 


923.144  Ijomlni, 
N1614     i 


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Napoleon  7,  emperor  of  France^     I'j6g-i82i. 


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-^  ^795-^38 1^       see 

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piqi                                      ' 

" ' " '                  Reminiscences;  ed.  by  J.  A.  Fronde. 

10+^2]+ 536p.O. 

N.  Y.  1881.                                                      ^ 

^ A 

Lfar.K 


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923.74  ;Ar62  Arnold,  Tk^^w^^ 

923.743  P43  Pestalozzi,^  H' 

923.77  i  M31  Mann,  Horace. 

923.77  L992  Lyon,  M^^Y 


Stanley. 
Biber. 
Mann,  Mrs 
Fiske. 


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For  criticism  of 


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Seeley,  J:  lisb.         dc^tt-b 

Natural  religion.  i  z,-^-^  see 

824.89     Myers,  F:  W.  H.        ^^^^  . 

New  Eirenicon,  (see  Myers,  F:  W.  H.  Essays,  modern. 
1883.  p.  289-311.) 


M99 


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Essays  on  ...Browning's  poetry.      6 +  ^1]  + oOSp.D. 


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335  El  9  Ely,  R:T.  Fr.  &'  Gor.  socialism. 

335  L381  Laveleye,  E.\l.v.i.e  Socialism  of  to-day. 

335  R12  Rae,  J0A-.^  Contemporary  socialism. 

335  W88  Woolsey,  T.  D.  Commimism  &  socialism. 

For  scholarly  or  exhaustive  treatises  see:  — 

335  M57  Meyer,  R.  \-\  Emancipations-kampf. 

335  M73  Molinari,  Gjjt^tAyt^Mouvement  socialiste. 

335  R33  Reybaud,^L^  Socialistes  modernes. 

335  Schi  Schaffle,  A.  E.V-  Kapitalismus. 

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813.49     Wallace,  LeW[iSj. 


citix^e-^D 


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Fair  god ;  or,  Last  of  the  'Tzins,  a  tale  of  the  con- 


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Wallace,  LeW[iS]. 

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Fair  god  ;  or,  Last 

of  the 

'Tzins, 

a  tale 

of 

the 

con- 

W15 

quest  of  Mexico.  1886. 

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917.8       Ludlow,  F.  H.         ^^-^^ 

'■^"                     Heart  of  the  continent;  a  record    of   travel  across 
the    plains    &    in   Oregon,   with  an    examination  of   the 
917-9        Mormon  principle.          6+568p.  pi.  0.  N.Y.  1870. 

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917,8  Utah's  life  principle  &  destiny,  (see  his  Heart  of 

LSG  the  continent.  1870.  p.  503-568.) 

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^  il.  witii  etchings.         12v.  Ipor.  llpl.  0.  B^\886,  f  50-83j. 

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MRS.  PERKINS'S    BALL. 

BY   M.'-^A.^''tITMARSH 

CHAPMAN    L    HALL,     186    STRAND. 
»: — m 


NoTB  ON  FIRST  TITLE.  The  cataloger  supplies  in 
hard  pencil  on  tlie  title  page  lines  3,  5  and  6.  Also  the 
"  ichael  "  and  "  ngelo"  written  at  an  angle  for  lack  of 
room  between  initials.  Line  3  gives  the  author's  real 
name.  L  is  the  regular  sign  for  London,  and  n.  d  for 
n«  dtti0  af  publication. 


FLOWER,  FRUIT,  AND  THORN 
PIECES 

■^OK    THE 

MARRIED  LIFE,  DEATH,  AND  WEDDING 

OF 

'THE    ADVOCATE    OF    THE    POOR,; 
Firinian  Stanilaus  Siebenkas.i 

BY 

Jean    Paul    Friedrich    Richter. 

Translated  from  the  German 

By    Edward    Henry    Noel, 

With  a  Memoir  of  the  Author, 

By  Thomas  Carlylk. 

'in    tna/o    volumes. 


BOSTON: 

TlCENOB  AND  FIELDS. 

1863. 


32 


Library  abbreviations 

Compiled  by  Melvil  Dewey. 
lOO    FORENAMES.       CUTTER    ABBREVIATIONS. 


Ab. 

Abraham 

F..S. 

Frances 

Alex. 

Alexander,  Alexandre 

F: 

Frederick,   Friedrich, ' 

Alf. 

Alfred 

Fre'de'ric 

And. 

Andrew,  Andreas, 

G: 

George,    Georg, 

Andre 

Georges 

A.. 

Anna 

Gert. 

Gertrude,  Gertraud 

Ant. 

Anthony,  Anton,  An- 

Gilb. 

Gilbert 

toine 

Gi.  Bat. 

Giovanni  (Giam)  Bat- 

Arch. 

Archibald,  Archam- 

tista 

baud 

G.. 

Grace 

Art. 

Arthur 

Greg. 

Gregory,  Gregor,  Gre- 

A: 

Augustus,  August, 

goire 

Auguste 

Gu. 

Guillaume,  Gulielmus 

A:  a. 

Augusta 

Gst. 

Gustavus,  Gustav, 

A:  in. 

Augustin 

Gustave 

A:  inus. 

Augustinus 

H.. 

Helen 

Bart. 

Bartholomew,  Bartho- 

H: 

Henry,  Heinrich, 

lomaus,  Barthelemi 

Henri 

B.. 

Beatrice 

Hrm. 

Herman,  Hermann 

B: 

Benjamin 

Hip. 

Hippolyte,  Hippolytus 

Bern, 

Bernard,  Bernhard 

Hu. 

Hugh,  Hugo,  Hugues 

Cath. 

Catherine,   Catharine 

Ign. 

Ignatius,  Ignaz, 

C: 

Charles,  Carl 

Ignace 

C. 

Charlotte 

I: 

Isaac,  Isaak 

Chris. 

Christopher,  Chris- 

I.. 

Isabella 

toph  (f),  Christophe 

Jac. 

Jacob,  Jacques 

Clar. 

Clarence 

Ja. 

James 

Dan. 

Daniel 

J.. 

Jane 

D: 

David 

J: 

John,  Johann,  Jean 

D.. 

Delia 

Jos. 

Joseph 

Edg. 

Edgar 

Jose. 

Josephine,  Josephe 

Edm. 

Edmund,  Edmond 

Jul. 

Julius,  Jules 

E: 

Edward,  Eduard, 

K: 

Karl 

Edouard 

K.. 

Kate 

E.. 

Elizabeth 

Kath. 

Katherine 

Ern. 

Ernest,  Ernst 

Lr. 

Lawrence,   Laurence, 

Eug. 

Eugene,  Eugen 

Lorenz,  Laurent 

F.. 

Fanny 

L: 

Lewis,  Ludwig,  Louis 

Fer. 

Ferdinand 

L.. 

Louisa 

Fits  W; 

Fitz  William 

L:e. 

Louise 

35 


Library  abbreviations 


Marg. 

M  argaret,  M  argarethe 

Rob. 

Robert 

Marguerite 

S: 

Samuel 

M: 

Mark,  Marcus,  Marc 

S.. 

Sarah 

M.. 

Mary- 

Seb. 

Sebastian,    Sdbastien 

Mat. 

Matthew,  Mathaus, 

Ste. 

Stephen,  Stephan 

Mathieu 

Thdr. 

Theodore,  Theodor 

N.. 

Nancy 

T.. 

Theresa 

N: 

Nicholas,  Nikolaus, 

T: 

Thomas 

Nicolas 

Tim. 

Timothy,   Timotheus, 

Ol. 

Oliver,  Olivier 

Timothde 

o.. 

Olivia 

U: 

Ulrich 

O: 

Otto 

U.. 

Ursula 

Pat. 

Patrick 

V: 

Victor,  Viktor 

P..  a. 

Paulina 

v.. 

Victoria 

P.. 

Pauline 

Wa. 

Walter,  Walther 

P: 

Peter,  Pierre 

Wash. 

Washington 

Ph. 

Philip,  Philipp, 

W.. 

Wilhelmina 

Philippe 

W: 

William,  Wilhelm 

R.. 

Rebecca 

Zach. 

Zachary 

R: 

Richard 

Z.. 

Zenobia 

Where  :  and  ..  is 

used  in  EngUsh  names,  use  ;  and  ., 

for  the  German  form, 

and  t  and  ,.  for  the  French,    e.g., 

J:  John,  J;  Johann, 

,  Jt  Jean. 

FOR    HEADINGS. 

Besides  the  preceding  lOO  forenames. 

abr. 

abridger 

Gt.  Br. 

Great  Britain 

aftw. 

afterwards 

pseud. 

pseudonym 

annot. 

annotator 

pub. 

publisher 

anon. 

anonymous 

supy 

superintendent 

b. 

born 

tr. 

translator 

col. 

collector 

U.  S. 

United  States 

comnt. 

commentator 

& 

and 

CO. 

company 

(  )  include  maiden  name  of  married 

comp. 

compiler 

woman. 

contin. 

continuer 

[  ]  include  words  or  parts  of  words 

dept. 

department 

supplied 

d. 

died 

?  after  a  word  or  figure  means /r^^ 

ed. 

editor 

ably,  perhaps. 

Use  also  the  common  abbreviations  for  political,  military',  professional  and  honorarj'  titles. 


FOR    IMPRINTS  AND  NOTES. 


Use  the  size  symbols,  F  Q  O  D  S  T  Tt  Fc,  given  at  the  end. 


c 

copyright,  e.  g.,  i 

;882 

[' 

•80] 

fac-sim. 

fac-similes 

cm 

centimeter 

gr.  of  por. 

group  of  portraits 

col. 

columns 

il. 

illustrated — ions 

ed. 

editions 

1. 

leaves 

f. 

folios 

36 


Library  abbreviations 


mut.  mutilated  por. 

n.  t-p.  no  title-page  pt. 

p.  page  or  pages  ser. 

p.  published,  e.  g.  1882  tab. 

[P'8o]  t-p. 

phot.  photographs  v. 

pi.  plates  V.  p, 

por.  portraits  w. 


of  gr. 


■w. 


portrait  of  group 

part 

series 

tables 

title-page 

volumes 

various  paging 

(before  words)  with 
(after  words)  wanting 


In  notes,  the  abbreviations  in  all  these  lists  may  be  used. 


FOR  BOOK  TITLES. 


Besides  the  abbreviations  for  honorary  and  other  designations. 


account  med. 

additions — al  mem. 

America — n  misc. 

analysis — tical  ms.  mss. 

appended  N.A. 

appendix  nouv. 

biography — ical  pref. 

chronology — ical  pub. 

compiled  rel. 
containing,  contents         rept. 

continuation,  rev. 

continued      S.  A. 

corrected  sep. 

department  soc. 

edited — or — ion  sup. 

English  theol. 

enlarged  tr. 

French  trans. 

from  U.S. 

geography — ical  vocab. 

geology — ical  & 

geometry — ical  [  ] 
history — ical 

herausgegeben  — 
German — y 

Greek — cian  .  .  . 

improved — ments  ? 

including  || 
introduction — ory 

Italian  ( 
Latin 
library 


acct. 

ad. 

Am.  or  Amer. 

anal. 

ap. 

apx. 

biog. 

chron. 

comp. 

cont. 

contin. 

cor. 

dept^ 

ed. 

Eng. 

enl. 

Fr. 

fr. 

geog. 

geol. 

geom. 
>hist. 

hrsg. 
kier. 
ter. 

impr. 

incl. 

introd. 

Ital. 

Lat. 

lib. 

lit.  literature — ry 

Never  use  title  abbreviations  for  specially  prominent  words. 


medical 

memoir 

miscellaneous 

manuscript — s 

North  America 

nouvelle 

preface,  prefatory 

published — rs 

relating — ive 

report — ed — er 

revised — ion 

South  America 

separate 

society 

supplement — ary — ing 

theology — ian 

translated,  traduit,etc. 

transactions 

United  States 

vocabulary 

and,  in  all  languages 

words  or  part  of  words 
supplied 

to  and  including,  or 
continued 

matter  omitted 

probably,  perhaps 

transition  to  another 
page 

end  of  line  on  title 
page.  Used  in  ex- 
act bibliographical 
work. 


Vi.cl-  VU5  da,\je- 


37 


Library  abbreviations 


FOR  PLACES  OF  PUBLICATION. 


Or  use  fuller  form  on 
cards. 

Use  frrtt  on 

cards.      In  accession  a>ii, 

f  all  official  rccor 

ds  71  se  shorter  form. 

Alb. 

Albany 

L,pz. 

Leipzig 

Amst. 

Amsterdam 

Lug.  Bat. 

Lugduni  Batavorurri 

B.  or  Bost. 

Boston 

Mil. 

Milano 

Bait. 

Baltimore 

Miin. 

Miinchen 

Ber. 

Berlin 

N.  O. 

New  Orleans 

Brns. 

Braunschweig 

N.  Y. 

New  York 

Camb.  or  Cb. 

Cambridge 

Ox. 

Oxford 

Chic,  or  Ch. 

Chicago 

P.  or  Par. 

Paris 

Cin. 

Cincinnati 

Ph.  or  Phil. 

Philadelphia 

Copng. 

Copenhagen 

San  Fran,  or 

S.  F.  San  Francisco 

Dub. 

Dublin 

St/L. 

Sy  Louis 

Edin.  or  Ed. 

Edinburgh 

St,  Pet.  or  St 

.  P.  Stx  Petersburg 

Eng. 

England 

Stut. 

Stuttgart 

Fir. 

Firenze 

U   S. 

United  States 

Glasg.  or  Gl. 

Glasgow 

Ven.  or  V. 

Venice 

Got. 

Gottingen 

W.  or  Wash, 

.  Washington 

Kjob. 

Kjobenhavn 

Also  tlie  common  a 

bbreviatinns  for  the  states.     Use 

1 

L.  or  Lond. 

London 

for  all  languages  when  the  equivalent  name  contains 
these  letters. 

Ley. 

Leyden 

TITLES,  STATES,  ETC. 

A.  B. 

bachelor  of  arts 

C.  S.  N. 

C.  S.  navy 

abp. 

archbishop 

Ct. 

Connecticut 

A.  D. 

year  of  our  Lord 

D.  C. 

District  of  Columbia 

adjt. 

adjutant 

D.  C.  L. 

doctor  of  civil  law 

adm. 

admiral 

D.  D. 

doctor  of  divinity 

w, 

j^c,.  Kvt^sWcx 

Ala. 

Alabama 

Del. 

Delaware 

A.  M. 

master  of  arts 

dist. 

district 

Am.  or  Amer 

.  American 

D.T. 

Dakota  territory 

A.  R.  A. 

associate  of  the  royal 

Eng. 

England 

A>-N-\-L. 

Av,i.o-A2\      academy 

Fla. 

Florida 

Ark. 

Arkansas 

F.  R.  S. 

fellow    of    the    royal 

atty. 

attorney 

society 

B.A. 

bachelor  of  arts 

Ga. 

Georgia 

bart. 

baronet 

gen. 

general 

B.C. 

before  Christ 

gov. 

governor 

bp. 

bishop 

Gt.  Br. 

Great  Britain 

brig.  gen. 

brigadier  general 

la. 

Iowa 

Cal. 

California 

Id.  T. 

Idaho  territory 

capt. 

captain 

111. 

Illinois 

card. 

cardinal 

Ind. 

Indiana 

Col. 

Colorado 

Ind.  Ter. 

Indian  territory 

C.  S.  A. 

Confederate  States  of 

jr. 

junior 

America    or    C.  S. 

Kan. 

Kansas 

army 

38 


Library  abbreviations 


Ky. 

Kentucky 

N.  Y. 

La. 

Louisiana 

O. 

L.  L 

Long  Island 

Or. 

LL.  B. 

bachelor  of  laws 

Pa. 

LL.D. 

doctor  of  laws 

pres. 

It. 

lieutenant 

R.  A. 

maj. 

major 

Rev. 

marq. 

marquis 

R.I. 

Mass. 

Massachusetts 

R.N. 

M.  A. 

master  of  arts 

S.  A. 

M.  C. 

member  of  Congress 

S.  C. 

M.  D. 

doctor  of  medicine 

so. 

Md. 

Maryland 

-r 
seft. 

Me. 

Maine 

S.  T.  D. 

Messrs. 

plural  of  Mr. 

Mich. 

Michigan 

sup^t/ 

Minn. 

Minnesota 

Tenn. 

Miss. 

Mississippi 

Tex. 

Mile. 

mademoiselle 

U.S. 

Mme. 

madame 

U.  S.  A. 

Mo. 

Missouri 

M.P. 

member  of  Parliament 

U.S.N 

Mr. 

mister 

U.T. 

Mrs 

mistress 

Va. 

N.  A. 

North  America 

vise. 

N.  B. 

New  Brunswick 

Vt. 

N.  C. 

North  Carolina 

Wis. 

Neb. 

Nebraska 

W.  T. 

N.  H. 

New  Hampshire. 

W.  Va, 

N.J. 

New  Jersey 

W  ^ 

N.M. 

New  Mexico 

N.S. 

Nova  Scotia 

MONTHS. 

$).3^.  ^0^ 


cVi  A\i\W'atcx 


New  York  ^-  ^~"^-^  •  <^^^^'^^-    '^V   v\t- 

Oregon 

Pennsylvania 

president 

royal  academician 

reverend 

Rhode  Island 

royal  navy 

South  America 

South  Carolina 

sculpsit,  engraver 

senior 

doctor  of  sacred 

theology 
superintendent 
Tennessee 
Texas 

United  States 
U.  S.  of  America  or 

U.  S.  army 
U.  S.  navy 
Utah  territory 
Virginia 
viscount 
Vermont 

Wisconsin    ^,^,'w.  \Afr.^Wvv.p\:o^ 

Washington   territory  ' 

West  Virginia.  ^'^  -  WovtVx  "Slc^kotc. 


^A.o•v^t  .  tWowVawzx 


Y  c>>v\^  ^"*'\5, 


Ja 


Mr 


Ap         My        Je         Jl         Ag 


N       D 


DAYS. 


Sn 


M 


Tu 


W 


Th 


St 


Use  in  this  order  "W  9  S  85"  for  "Wed.   Sept.  9th,  1885." 
Do-iKO.  lise  abbreviations  for  days  and  months  on  catalog  cards. 

FIGURES. 

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39 


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Size  Notation. 

FOLD  SYMBOL. 

SIZE  LETTER. 

OUTSIDE  HIGHT. 

Never  use  for  size. 

Na'er  use  for  fold. 

/;/  centimeters. 

48° 

Fe 

Up 

to  10 

32° 

Tt 

10 

"  12.S 

24° 

T 

12.5 

"15 

16° 

S 

15 

"  17-5 

12° 

D 

17-5 

"  20 

8° 

0 

20 

"25 

4" 

Q 

25 

"30 

f 

F 

30 

"35 

F^ 

35 

"40 

F'' 

40 

"50 

F« 

50 

"  60 

For  all  books  over  35cm  high  the  superior  figures  show  in  which  locm  of  hight  the  book  falls,  e.  g.,  F8  is  be- 
tween 70  and  8ocm  high. 

Prefix  nar.  if  width  is  less  than  \  hight. 
"      sq.  "  more     "  4     " 

"      ob.  "  more  than  hight. 

These  dividing  lines  will  be  remembered  by  the  three  threes  5,  %  %. 

ACTUAL    SIZE    METHOD. 

Give  all  sizes  in  cm  (for  great  accuracy  add  decimals),  leaving  the  old  sys- 
bols  and  names,  8°  and  Octavo  to  indicate  fold  only.  Give  hight  first,  fol- 
lowed by  h,  or  by  x  and  width,  e.g.,  23**  or  23  x  14.  23**  means  between  22 
and  23,  i.  e.,  in  23**  cm.  All  measures  are  taken  outside  the  cover.  Width  is 
from  hinge  to  edge  not  including  the  round.  To  measure  paper  or  letter-press 
prefix  p(aper)  or  t(ype)  to  figures,  including  in  type  neither  folio  nor  signature 
lines;  e.g.,  23x14,  P22X14,  tiyxio,  8°  describes  a  book  with  size  of 
cover,  of  paper,  of  letter-press,  and  fold. 

Library  Colors. 
The  day  colors  are  used,  e.  g.,  on  Inspection  Shelves,  to  mark  by  a  colored 
thred  the  day  on  which  each  book  is  to  go  to  its  regular  place  in  the  library ;  or, 
they  mark  the  day  of  a  loan  or  mem.,  if  the  slips  used  are  changed  daily, 
as  in  some  libraries.     They  are  : — 

Sn.  M.  Tu.  W.  Th.  F.  St. 

Pink.  Blue.  Green.  White.  Red.  Fawn.         Salmon. 

The  language  colors  used,  e.  g,,  in  bindings  are  : — 

1.     American,  Light  Brown.  6.     Spanish,  Olive. 

2 
3 
39 
4 
5 


English,  Dark  Brown.  7.  Latin,  Light  Green. 

German,  Black.  8.  Greek,  Dark  Green. 

Minor  Teutonic,  Dark  Blue.  91.  Minor  Aryan,  Light  Blue. 

French,  Red.  92.  Semitic,  Yellow. 


Italian,  Maroon.  93-99-     Hamitic,  etc.,  Light  Drab. 

ABBREVIATIONS  FOR    BINDINGS. 

bds.         boards                         dk.  duck  rox.  roxburghe 

buck        buckram                      mor.  morocco  rus.  russia 

of.            calf                              pap.  paper  sh.  sheep 

cL           cloth,  muslin              ro.  roan  veL  vellum 

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1750     Francke,   J;   Michael.         "Jam   de  consilio  et  dispositione  huj us  catalog!,  de  causis 

item,  unde  natum  omne  hoc  institutum,  breviter  exponam."      (see  his  Catalogus 

bibliothecae  Bunavianas.  1750-56.  v.  i.  pref.  p.  6-14.) 

This  preface  is  valuable  for  the  minute  explanation  given  of  the  extent  to  which  "  analyticals  "  have 
been  carried  in  the  body  of  tlie  catalog.  "  This  systematic  catalog  according  to  subjects  is  a  master- 
piece not  to  be  surpassed,"  says  Ebert.     c:  A.  N. 

1761     Audiffredi,  Giovanni  Battista.         "  Ratio   qua  indicem  conscribendum   esse   consti- 

tueramus."     (see  his  Bibliothecas  Casanatensis  catalogus,  1761,  v.  i,  pref.  p.  10-18.) 

A  full  explanation  of  the  " rules "  followed  in  making  "this  unsurpassed  model  of  an  alphabetical 
*  catalog  according  to  the  names  of  authors."     But  A.  often  takes  the  liberty  of  changing  the  wording 

of  titles,     c:  A.  x. 

1790     Kayser,  Albrecht  Christoph.         Uber    die    manipulation   bey     der  einrichtung   einer 

bibliothek    &    der    verfertigung    der     biJcherverzeichnisse.  18  +  123  p.  D. 

Bayreuth     1790. 

Gives  illustrated  directions  for  putting  up  movable  shelves  and  for  numbering  and  locating  books, 
rules  for  cataloging  and  alphabeting,  and  a  form  for  shelf-list.  Puts  all  books  in  two  classes  :  where 
author  is  known,  and  anonymous.  Discusses  double  titles  and  how  anonymous  books  should  be 
entered,     c:  A.  N. 

1811     Ebert,  F'.  Adolph.         Die  erfordernisse  des  alphabetischen  katalogs.     (see  his  Uber 

offentliche    bibliotheken    besonders   deutsche   universitatsbibliotheken.  181 1.    p, 

40-46.) 
1829    [Chaillot,    Pi]  Maniere  de  faire  le  catalogue  d'une  grande  bibliotheque.     (see  his 

Manuel  du  libraire.  1S29.  p.  17-34.) 
1829     Schrettinger,    Martin.         Versuch    eines    vollstandigen    lehrbuchs    der  bibliothek- 

wissenschaft. . .  2  v.  D.  MUn.  1S29. 

Rules  for  author  &  subject  catalogs  with  specimen  pages.      Dziatzko  notes  an  edition  in  1808 

1834     Namur,  J.'  P.'    [The  catalogue.]     (see  his  Manuel  du  bibliothecaire.    1834.  p.  61-95.) 
1834     Schrettinger,  Martin.        Anleitung    zur   verfertigung  eines   alphabetischen   namen- 

kataloges.     (see  his  Handbuch  der  bibliothek-wissenschaft.  1834.  p.  43-85.) 

A  very  elaborately  classified  hand-book  of  library  economy.     C:  A.  N. 
1836     Richter,  Benedikt.         Von  der  herstellung  der  ordnung.     (see  his  Kurze  anleitung 

eine  bibliothek  zu  ordnen  &  in  der  ordnung  zu  erhalten.  1836.  p.  2-38.) 

Gives  14  numbered  rules;  discusses  these,  and  other  cataloging  problems  in  20  sections;  folded 
plates  of  forms.     C:  A.  N. 

1839  Hesse,  Leopold  Af  Constantin.     {£.  A.  Constantin,  pseud.)         Des  catalogues,     (see 

his  Bibliotheconomie.  1839.  p.  95-130.) 
New  ed.  1841 ;  Ger.  tr.  Lpz.  1840. 

1840  Hesse,  see  1839. 

1841  British  museum.  Rules,     (see   its    Catalogue  of  printed  books.    1841.  v.  i,  pref. 

P-  5-9-) 

The  famous  gi   rules  compiled  by  Panizzi,  T:  Watts,  J.  Winter  Jones,  J.  H.  Parry  &  E:  Edwards. 

Adopted  by  the  trustees,  13  Jl.  1839. 

(see  Nichols,  T:    Handbook  for  readers  at  the  British  museum.  1866. 

P-  3S-54-) 

Nichols  arranges  the  subjects  treated  of  in  the  rules  alphabetically  &  does  not  always  preserve  the 
exact  wording. 

Regies  a  suivre  pour  la  confection  du  catalogue  du   Musee  Britannique;    [tra- 

duites  par  Olivier  Barbier.]    (see  Bulletin  du  bibliophile.   1S45.  P-  -99~3o8,  338- 

347-) 

[Rules  tr.  into  Portuguese.]     (see  Ramiz-Galvao,  B:  F.     Bibliothecas  publicas  de 

Europa.   1S74.) 

Such  portions  of   [these   rules]    as  appear  likely  to  be  of  benefit  to  readers  in 

cases  of  more  than  ordinary  difficulty,  (see  Sims,  R:  Handbook  to  the  library  of 
the  British  museum.  1854.  p.  91-95.) 

Extracts  from  iS  rules  are  given. 

Rules  for  the  compilation  of  the  catalogue,  as  revised  &  codified  to  Jl.  1862. 

(see  Stevens,  H:     Catalogue  of  American  books  in  the  British  museum.  1866.) 

1841     Hesse,  see  1S39. 

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1844  Vituoni,   Francesco.        Sul  modo  di  compilare  il  catalogo  di  una  biblioteca;  saggio 

proposto  al  giudizio  dei  dotti.  24  +  302  p.  O.  Mil.  1S44. 

1845  British  museum,  see  1S41. 

1848     Hubert,  J.  1?.       Essai  sur  la  formation  d'un  catalogue  general  des  livres  &  manuscrits 
e.\istant  en  France  a  I'aide  de  rinimatriculation        ,      ii-f-128  p.  O.  P.  1S48. 

Of  no  practical  value  at  the  present  day,  but  of  some  interest  as  a  very  elaborate  scheme  by  a  man 
who  thought  tliat  the  salvation  of  France  was  to  be  brouglit  about  by  cataloging  its  population,  its 
real  projicrty,  its  public  debt,  &c.     W:  C.  L. 

1850     Brunet,   P!  Gustave.         Quelqucs  mots  au  sujet  des  difficultes  (jue  presente  la  cata- 
logographic.     (see  liulletin  du  bibliophile.   i>S50.  p.  563-567.) 

1852     Jewett,  C:  Coffin.         vSmithsonian  report  on  the  construction  of  catalogues  of  libraries... 

&    their    publication    by    means    of    separate,    stereotyped   titles;    with  rules  & 

examples.  6+78p.  O.  W.  1S52. 

For  preliminary  plan  of  this  work,  see  Amer.  assoc.  for  the  advancement  of  science.  1851.  4: 
165-176. 

Kd.  2.                 12  +  96  p.  O.  W.  1853. 

See  also  18SS,  Italian  translation  by  Guido  Biagi. 

1852     Schleiermacher,    Andreas    A;     Ernst.         Von  den    bibliothekscatalogen.     (see    his 

Ijibliographisches    system    der    gesammten  wissenschaftskunde.    1S52.    v.    i,    p, 

^^853     Jewett,  see  1852. 

1854  British  museum,  see  1841. 

1855  Manchester  (Eng.)  Public  free  libraries.         Special  report  on  the  plan,  preparation, 

&  printing  of  a  classed  catalogue  of  the  reference  department.  22  p.  O. 

Manchester  1855. 

Gives  specimen  pages,  but  no  systematic  set  of  rules.     W:  C.  L. 
1855     Regies  suivies  pour  la  confection  du  catalogue  &  dont  la  connaissance  pourra  rendre 
plus  facile  I'usage  de  ce  travail,     (see  l3ibliotheque  imperiale — Departement  des 
imprimes.     Catalogue  de  I'histoire  de  France.  1855.  v.  i,  pref.  p.  23-24.) 

1855  Seizinger,  J;   G;         liibliothekstechnik;  mit  einem  beitrag  zum  archivswesen,  nebst 

44  formularen.  [4]  + 102  p. +  45  f.  O.  Lpz.  1S55. 

Reprinted  1S60.  P.  20-54  give  detailed  i  1  tructions  for  author,  classed,  &  subject  catalogs,  p.  60-94 
for  alphabetical  arrangement  of  titles.     "  Formularen  "  are  44  folios  of  sample  titles. 

1856  [Crestadoro,  Andrea. J        Art  of  making  catalogues  of  libraries.  60  p.  O. 

L.  1S56. 
1856     Petzholdt,  Julius.         Von  der  verzeichnung  &  aufstellung  der   bibliothek.     (see  his 
Katechismus  der  bibliothekenlehre.  1856.  p.  63-129.) 
Contains  specimen  pages  of  catalog.     Ed.  2,  i87i,ed.  3,  1877. 

1859     Edwards,  E:         Classification  c^  catalogues;  difficulties,   rules  &    details,      (see  his 

Memoirs  of  libraries.  1859.  v. 2,  p.  832-S50.) 
1859     Sobolstchikoff,   B.         De  la  maniere  de  dresser  les  catalogues,     (see  his  Principes 

pour  I'organisation  &  la  conservation  des  grandes  bibliotheques.  1859.  p.  47-65.) 

Gives  27  rules  for  cataloging  &  4  for  alphabeting.     They  agree  in  the  main  with  the  A.  I..  A.  rules. 

Advocates  fixed  location   for   shelving  books;    is   admirably   condensed  &  contains  much  valuable 

instruction.     C:  A.  N. 

1863     Harvard  college  library.         Illustrations   of  the  new  catalogues,    [by  Ezra  Abbottj. 

(see  its  Report  of  the  committee  of  the  overseers  for  1863.  p.  69-76.) 

Consists  of  specimen  cards. 
1866     British  museum,  see  1841. 

1869     Cutter,  C:  Ammi.         The  new  catalogue  of   Harvard  college    library,     (see   North 

Amer.  review.  1869.108:96-129.) 

Discusses  difficulties  of  author  entries  (periodicals,  societies,  &c.) ;  of  classed  &  dictionary  catalogs  & 

shows  how  Kzra  Abbot's  plan,  still  used  at  Harvard,  combines  alphabeting  &  classification. 

1869  Perkins,  see  1884. 

1870  Boston — Public    library.  Points    to    be   considered    in    cataloguing,   revising   & 

proof-reading.  8  p.  Q.  n.  t.-p.  [B.j    1870. 

Only  200  printed  &  long  ago  out  of  print. 

1870  Valentinelli,   Giuseppe.         Cataloghi  alfabetici   di  libri  per   nomi   di   autori.      /see 

Giornale  delle  biblioteche.   1S70.  v.  4,   no.  4.) 

1871  Petzholdt,  see  1S56. 

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1872     Zenti,  Ignazio.         Elenienti    di    bibliografia,    ossia   regole  per   la  compilazione   del 
catalogo  alfabetico  di  una  pubblica  biblioteca.  11  -f  584  [i]  p.  S.        [Verona] 

1872. 

Of  some  value  because  it  discusses  the  entry  of  Italian  &  mediaeval  names.     W:  C.  L. 

1874    [Barack,   K;    A;]         Regeln   fiir   die  verzeichnung  der  biicher.         A.    Zettelcatalog. 

13  p.  O.         Strassburg  1874. 

An  unusually  interesting  &  in  many  respects  original  set  of  rules  for  the  use  of  the  university  library 
in  Strasburg.     Brief,  but  clear  &  direct.     W:  C.  L. 

1874     Biadego,  Gius.         Dei  cataloghi  di  una  pubblica  biblioteca  e  in  particolare  del  catalo- 
go reale.  31  p.  O.  Verona  1874. 
1874     British  museum,  .see  1841. 

1876  Cutter,  C:  Ammi.        Rules  for  a  printed  dictionary  catalogue.        89  p.  O.        (in  U.  S. — 

Interior,  Dept.  of  —  Education,  Bureau  of.  Public  libraries  in  the  U.  S.  1876.pt.  2.) 
Indispensable  in  making  dictionary  catalogs;  the  standard  authority,  often  spoken  of  as  the 
"  cataloger's  bible."  New  edition  about  Dec.  '8g  can  be  had  free  071  application  to  U.S.Bureau 
0/  education,  Washington. 

Italian  translation  in  preparation  by  G.  Biagi  for  Bib.  di  bibliog.  &  paleog. 

1877  Harvard  college  library.         Rules  for  the  use    of  capitals,    [compiled  by  J:    Fiskc] 

I  p.  O.  [Camb.  1877 }-[ 

1877     Petzholdt,  see  1856. 

1877  Hjaltalin,    Jon    Andrjesson.         Remarks    on    rules   for    an   alphabetical    catalogue. 

(see  Conference  of  librarians  in  London.     Transactions.  1877.  p.  93-96.) 

1878    23  p.  T.  L.  1878. 

1879  Amenduni,  Giuseppe.         Dell'ufficio  del  bibliotecario;  appunti.  O. 

Nap.  1879. 
1879     Cambridge    (Eng.)  university  —  Library.         Rules   to   be   observed   in   forming  the 
alphabetical  catalogue  of  printed   books,     (see  Cambridge    university   reporter. 
1S79.  P-  768-771.) 
49  rules. 

1879  Dimmock,  G:         Directions  for  preparing  the  bibliographical  record  for  publication 

in  Psyche,  organ  of  the  Cambridge  entomological  club,  by  the  editors. 
[3]+ 21  p.  T.  Camb.  [Mass.]  1879. 

1880  Bailey,  Ja.  Blake.         Some  points  to  be  considered  in  preparing  catalogues  of  trans- 

actions &  periodicals,     (see  Monthly  notes.  1880.  i :  12-16.) 
Noted  in  L.  j.  5  :  44.     Read  at  monthly  meeting  of  L.  A.  U.  K.  6  F  18S0. 

1880  [Thomas,  Ralph.]  [Cataloguing.]       (see  his  Aggravating  ladies.  1880.  p.  9-39.) 

Contents^  How  to  describe  a  book  ;  —  Cataloguing;  —  Different  descriptions  of  books;  —  Matters  to 

be  attended  to  in  cataloguing  ;  —  Style  of  printing;  —  Punctuation  ;  — The  beginning  &  the  end; 

Errors  ;  —  Means  of  identifying  the  authors  of  anon.  &  pseud,  publications. 

Sensible  &  helpful  but  not  systematic  or  extensive  enough  for  independent  use.     W:  C.  L. 

1881  Firenze  —  Biblioteca  nazionale  centrale.         Istruzione  per  la  compilazione  e  la  copia 

del  catalogo  alfabetico    [by   Giuseppe   Fumagalli.]     (see  its  Regolamento  per  il 
servizio.  1881.  p.  23-28.) 
Not  on  the  market. 
1881     Library  assoc.  of  the    United    Kingdom.         Cataloguing   rules,     (see   Transactions. 
i88i.p.  83-84.) 

(see  Monthly  notes.  1881.  2:81-84.) 

(see  Library  journal.  1S81.  6:315-316.) 

[As   revised   at   Liverpool,    1S83.]     (see   Library   chronicle.     1885.    2: 

25-28.) 

Regies   pour  la  redaction   des   catalogues,     (see   Bibliotheque  de   I'ecole    des 

chartes.     1881.  42  :  601-605.) 

Katalogisierungs-regeln.     (see  Neuer  anzeiger  fiir  bibliographic  &  bibliothek- 

wissenschaft.  1885.  46:166-172.) 

Preliminary  reports  of  the  L.A.U.K.  committee,  also  discussion,  changes,  &c.     Lib.  assoc.  of  the 
U.  K.  Transactions.  1879.  p.  8-10;  1880.  p.  5-8,  135-136,  174-178;  L.  j.  4:  416-17,  5:  271-73. 
Notes  on  L.A.U.K.  rules  by  a  German  librarian,  L.  j.  1884.9:190-191. 

In  L.A.U.K.  Trans.  18S1,  in  Neuer  anzeiger  &  in  Library  chronicle,  1S85,  48  rules  are  given ;  in 
Monthly  notes,  L.  j.  and  in  the  French  translation,  49  rules.  Rule  no.  19  of  the  former  is  separated 
into  19  &  20  in  the  latter. 


iS82     Bodleian      library.  Compendious    cataloguing-rules    for    the    author    catalogue. 

Broadside.  35.SX55<='"  n.  p.  1882. 

(see  Monthly  notes.  1883.  4:5-9,  31-33.) 

(see  Library  journal.  1883.  8:298-301.)    New  edition,  1885. 


1882  Cousin,  Jules.  Catalogue  alphabetique-methodique.  (see  his  De  I'organisaation 
&  de  I'adniinistration  des  bibliothcques.  1882.  p.  37-97.) 

1882  Milchsack,  Gustav.         \Vie  soil  man  inkuna])eln  verzeichnen  .■*     (see  Neuer  anzeiger 

fUr  bibliographie  und  bibliothekswissenschaft.     1882.  p.  15-25  &  49-53.) 
Suggests  rules  to  be  followed,  &  gives  about  20  titles  as  examples.     G.  W.  H. 

1883  Amer.  library  assoc.         Condensed  rules  for  an  author  &  title  catalog,     (see  Library 

journal.  1S83.  8:251-254.  263-264.) 

Same  printed  separately. 

L.  j.  1S7S.  3:12-20  gives  report  of  the  committee  on  uniform  title  entries,  containing  condensed  rules 
witli  tlic  committee's  reasons  &  the  sub-report  on  sizes. 

1883     Bodleian  library,  see  1882. 

1883     Grassauer,  Fcr.         Beschreibung  des  bibliotheksbestandes.     (see  his  Handbuch  fiir 

(isterreichische  universitats  und  studien-bibliotheken.     1883.  p.  86-124.) 

C.italog  rules  for  tlie  Austrian  state  libraries.     W:  C.  L. 

1883     Rettig,  G;         Katalog.     (see  his  Leitfaden  der  bibliothekverwaltung,  hauptsachlich 
fiir  jugend-und  volks-bibliotheken.     1883.  p.  21-37.) 
Very  elementary  &  based  mainly  on  Petzholdt's  Katechismus.     G.  W.  H. 

1883  Robert,  Ulysse.         Instruction  pour  proceder  a  la  confection  du  catalogue  de  chacune 

des  bibliothcques  sur  lesquelles  les  directoires  ont  dii  ou  doivent  incessamment 
apposer  les  scelles.  (see  his  Recueil  de  lois  decrets...  circulaires...  concernant  les 
bibliothcques  publiques...  universitaires,  &c...     1883.  p.  11-19.) 

1884  Blackburn,  C:  F.        Hints  on  catalogue  titles,    &  on  index  entries,  with  a  rough 

vocabulary  of  terms  and  abbreviations...  io-|-[i]-f-i8i  p.  Q,  L.  1884. 

Reviewed  in  Library  chronicle.  1884.  1:78. 
"         "   Bibliographer.         1884.6:18. 
A  ,s;ossipy,  entertaining  book,  well  worth  reading,  but  not  to  be  implicitly  trusted.     A.  N.  B. 

1884  Laschitzer,  Simon.  Wie  soil 'man  kupferstich-&  holzschnittkataloge  verfassen ? 
(see  Mittheilungen  des  Instituts  fiir  osterreichische  geschichtsforschung.  18S4.  4 : 
565-617.) 

1884     Note  sur  la  redaction  des  catalogues  de  manuscrits.  20  p.  O.  P.  1884. 

4  p.  of  text  &  50  sample  titles,  published  by  a  government  commission ;  see  Centralblatt  fiir 
bibliothekswesen.     1887.  4:  447. 

1884  Perkins,  F:  Beecher.         San  Francisco  cataloguing  for  public  libraries ;  a  manual  of  the 

system  used  in  the  San  Francisco  free  public  library.  53  p.  O.  San 

Fran. 1S84. 

He  published  a  modification  of  Jewett's  rules  in  Amer.  publisher,  iS6g.  jSIr  Perkins  was  many 
years  in  the  Boston  Pub.  Lib.  &  is  one  of  the  most  experienced  library  and  literary  workers.  These 
rules  with  the  accompanying  "  rational  classification "  are  very  suggestive  &  one  of  the  first 
publications  to  be  read  by  every  student  of  cataloging.  The  Library  Bureau  now  supplies  tlie  two 
volumes  for  $1.00.     M.  I). 

1885  Christiania  (Norway)  —  Universitet.     Regler  for   katalogisering    af    Norsk  literatur. 

(see  its  Year-book.     1884.  p.  8-ic.) 

1885     Keysser,  Adolf.        Uberdie  einrichtung  deralphabetischen  hauptkataloge  offentlicher 
bibliotheken.     (see  Centralblatt  fiir  bibliothekswesen.     1S85.  2  :  1-19.) 
Criticised  by  Mecklenburg,  p.  91-96.     One  of  his  points  defended  against  M.  by  Grienberger,  p. 
327-328.     Supplemented  by  Steiff,  see  1885. 

1885     Library  assoc.  of  the  United  Kingdom,  see  1881. 

1885     Mecklenburg,  IL  B.     Uber  alphabetishe  anordnung.     (see  Centralblatt    fiir   biblio- 
thekswesen.    1885.2:345-382.) 
P.  345-34''  urge  importance  of  catalog  rules  &  give  a  brief  bibliography. 

1885  Meier,  Gabriel.  Wie  sollen  handschriftenkataloge  beschaffen  sein  .'  (see  Central 
blatt  fiir  bibliothekswesen.     1SS5.  2:  463-471.) 

1885     Ottino.    Giuseppe.         La  biblioteca  e  il  catalogo.     (see  his  Manuale  di  bibligrafia. 
1885.  p.  83-146.) 
Brief  rules  for  cataloging.     W:  C.  L. 

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1885  Steiff,    K;         Uber   die  einrichtung  der  alphabetischen  haupt-kataloge   offentlicher 

bibliotheken.     (see  Centralblatt  fur  bibliothekswesen.     1885.  2:  173-181.) 
Supplementary  to  Keysser's  rules. 

1886  Condensed  rules  for  a  card  catalog,     (see  Library  notes.  1886.  1:111-131.) 

A.  L.  A.  rules  enlarged,  sli<;htly  altered,  &  illustrated  by  36  fac  simile  sample  cards. 
See  also  iSSS  and  1889.     Dewey,  Melvil. 

1886  Delisle,  Leopold.  Listructions  pour  la  redaction  d'un  inventaire  des  incunables  con- 
serves dans  les  bibliotheques  publiques  de  France,  (see  Bulletin  des  bibliotheques 
&  des  archives.     1886.  3:  2-40.) 

39  p.  O.  Lille  1886. 

116  specimen  titles  are  appended.     The  general  catalog  of  incunabula  in  French  libraries  for  publica- 
tion by  the  government  is  now  being  made  by  these  rules. 

1886     Dziatzko,  C;  Instruction  fUr  die  ordnung  der  titel  im  alphabetischen  zettelkatalog 

der  Konigl.  &  universitats-bibliothek  zu  Breslau.  11  +  74  p.  O.  Ber. 

1886. 

Regole  per  il  catalogo  alfabetico  a  schede  della  reale  biblioteca  universitaria  di 

Breslavia.  Prima   versione  dal  tedesco,   con  aggiunte   &  correzioni  dell' 

autore,    a    cura    di    Angelo    Bruschi.  7+iiip.  O.  Fir.  1887. 

(Biblioteca  di  bibliographia  &  paleografia.) 

Reviewed  in  Centralblatt  fiir  bibliothekswesen.  1SS6.  3:289-295. 
Noted  in  L.  j.  1886.  11:172  &  192. 

1886  Kohler,  C;  Sylvio.     Die   autorschaft  &  katalogisierung  der  akademischen   disserta- 

tionen.     (see  Neuer  anzeiger  fiir  bibliographic  &  bibliothek-wissenschaft.     i8S6. 
47:  225-250.) 

Criticized  by  Roquette  in  Centralblatt,  18S7.  4:  335-342.     For  Kohler's  reply  &  Roquette's  answer, 
see  p.  466-469. 

1887  Dziatzko,  see  1886. 

1887     Fumagalli,    Giuseppe.  Cataloghi   di   biblioteche  &  indici   bibliografici. 

19-I-199P.  O.  Fir.  1S87.  (Biblioteca  di  bibliografia  &  paleografia.) 

Reviewed  in  L.  j.  12  :  547-48. 

Obtained  prize  offered  by  Italian  minister  of  instruction  for  most  rational  rules  for  the  preparation  of 

catalogs  &  indexes. 

Its  voluminous  rules  for  carding  follow  Cutter  closely.     It  treats  briefly  of  alphabetical,  classed  & 

dictionary  catalogs.     Goes  largely  into  history  &  general  principles.     Its  bibliographies  are  full  & 

valuable.      D:  C.  G. 

1887  Roquette,  A.         Zur  frage  der  autorschaft  iilterer  dissertationen.     (see  Centralblatt 

fiir  bibliothekswesen.     1887.  4  :  335-342.) 

Criticism  of  Kohler's  article  in  Neuer  anzeiger,  1886,  47:  225-250.     For  Kohler's  reply  &  Roquette's 
answer,  see  Centralblatt.     1887.  4 :  466-469. 

1888  Jewett,  C:  Coffin.         Della  compilazione  dei  cataloghi  per  biblioteche  8:  del  modo  di 

pubblicarli  per  mezzo  di  titoli  separati  stereotipati,  regole  <S:  esempi.  Prima 

versione  dall'  inglese  a  cura  del  G.  Biagi...  9+120  p.  O.  Fir.  1888. 

(Biblioteca  di  bibliografia  &.  paleografia.) 

1888  Dewey,  Melvil.     Rules  for  author  &  classed  catalogs  as  used  in  Columbia  College 

Library  with  52  fac-similes  of  sample  cards ;  with  bibliography  of  catalog  rules, 

by  M..  S.  Cutler.  48  p.  O.  B.  1S88. 

These  are  the  A.  L.  A.  Rules,  as  applied  and  enlarged  in  the  Library  School.  They  were  in  dailv 
use  by  a  large  force  of  catalogers,  and  under  revision  for  three  years;  we  then  printed  and  used  two 
years,  as  a  text  book  in  the  School.  They  are  now  brought  out  with  many  additions,  illustrations, 
and  clearer  statement  of  points  that  caused  difificulty  to  learners.  It  is  intended  to  make  these  rules 
the  best  possible,  and  wherever  improvement  in  statement  or  illustration  is  suggested  or  discovered, 
it  will  be  incorporated  in  the  next  edition. 

1889    ...Library   school  card    catalog  rules ;  with    52    fac-similes    of   sample   cards  for 

author  and  classed  catalogs,  with  bibliography  of  catalog  rules  by  M..  S.  Cutler; 

2d  ed...  with  marginal  alternative  rules.  48  p.  O.  B.  1S89. 

This  edition  differs  from  that  of  18S8  in  containing  marginal  explanations,  amplifications  and  varia- 
tions from  the  previo.us  rules,  for  which  there  is  good  authority. 

In  preparation  : — Cutter,  C:  A.        Rules  for  a  printed  dictionary  catalog.     New 

edition.     See  1876  Cutter,  C:  A. 

In  preparation: — Cutter,  C:  A.     Regole  per  un  catalogo  a  dizionario.     Trans,  by 

Guido  Biagi. 

The  Library  Bureau,  146  Franklin  St.,  Boston,  has  become  American  publishers  for  this  and  all  the 

Italian  series  now  appearing  as  the  BibUoteca  di  bibliografia  and  paleografia. 

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INDEX 


Figures  followed  by  letters  refer  to  rules;   S.  C    to  sample  cards. 


Abbreviations,  2I),  k,  40,  7c,  90! ;  see  S.  C  &  p. 

35-40. 
Acadeinical  thesis,  ij. 
Academies,  is. 
Accent,  3h  ;  S.  C.  10  &  11. 
Accession  book,  od,  4k  ;  see  p.  38'. 
Added  edition,  9a;  S.  C.  32  &  33. 
Added  entry,  eg,  id,  e,  f,  g,  i,  k,  1,  m,  n,  t,  u, 

X,  z,  2i,  3f,  4p,  5p,  8d;  S.  C.  8,  9,  11,  12, 

14,   17,  22,  24,  25,  30,  33,  37,  40,  41,  43,  44 

&46. 
Additions   to  title,  3e,  4n  ;    S.  C.  31,  32  &  46. 
Adjectives,  4c,  5c,  j,  9b;  S.  C.  3,  26,  34,  36 

iS:  50. 
Adverbs,  9b. 

Advertisements,  Paging  of,  4d. 
Affixes,  How  capitalized,  5e. 
Almanacs,  it. 
Alphabeting,    2] ;   S.  C.  5,  Rule  3I  j  S.  C.  24, 

Rule  6,  7k,  m. 
Alternative  title,  5a  ;  S.  C.  10,  11,  48  &  49. 
Alumni  proceedings,  in. 
Amer.  lib.  assoc.  Catalog  rules,  p.  3 ;   Rule 

38- 
Analyticals,  oh,   ib,  x,  4r,  71,  8;  S.  C.  24,  25; 

27.  37,  43  &  Si- 
Annotations,  4u. 
Anonymous  books,  of,  id,  f,  h,  w,  2e,  g,  3k  , 

S.  C.  15,  16,  17,  18  &  19. 
Apocrypha,  ih. 
Appendix,  3!. 

Arrangement  of  cards,  6,  7k,  m,  8d,  h. 
Article,  Use  of  the,  if,  s,  3a,  1,  5a ;  S.  C.  24. 
Atlases,  4] ;   S.  C.  38,  39  &  40. 
Author  &  title  cards,  1-6,  8  &  9 ;  S.  C.  2-5, 

7-25,  29-37,  39-41,  44,  46  &  52, 
Author  cards,  No  reference  numbers,  7g. 
Author  cards  omitted,  ih. 
Author  cards.  Size  of,  p.  3^,  Rule  7b. 
Autobiography,  i\v,  2b;  S.  C.  41. 
"  Best  book  "  cards,  8e,  h  ;  S.  C.  45. 
"  licst  lives  "  cards,  Sf,  h  ;   S.  C.  42. 
Bible,  ih,  411,  5a. 

Bibliography,  8a,  d,  e,  h ;  S.  C.  45  &  46. 
Bigelow's  Punctuation,  3d. 
Binding,  see  p.  40'. 
Biographical  analyticals,  ly,  71,  Sb,  d  ;  S.  C. 

27. 
Biography,  om,  iw,  y.  5n,  7f,  8b,  d,  f,  h;   S.  C. 

26.  27,  3S-42. 


151  ue  cards,  8a,  d,  e,  h  ;   S.  C.  45  &  46. 

Bodleian  library,  Catalog  rules,  p.  3'. 

Book  numbers,  oq,  iv,  7g,  k,  9d ;  see  S.  C. 

Brackets,  if,  2e,  g,  3e,  g,  4d,  n  ;  see  S.  C. 

Broadsides,  4a. 

Call  numbers,  7g,  9d;  see  S.  C. 

Capitals,  p.  3';  Rule  3h,  4b,  q,  5  ;  see  S.  C. 

Cards  revised,  00. 

Cards  written,  on. 

Catalogs,  im. 

Centimeter,  .Space  of,  if,  5n,  o;  see  S.  C. 

Centimeters,  .Size  by,  4a. 

Change  cf  name,  ir,  u;  S.  C.  23. 

Check  marks,  o  &  p.  32. 

Cities,  ic,  2f. 

Civil  cases,  il. 

Class  numbers,  op,  iv,  7g,  k,  m;  see  S.  C 

Collections,  ib,  6c. 

College  societies,  in. 

Colleges,  in,  s. 

Colleges,  Special  numbers  for,  7k. 

Colon  abbreviations,  2b;  see  S.  C.  &  p.  35- 

36'-5. 
Colored  cards,  8  ;    S.  C.  40-46. 
Columns,  4d. 

Commentaries,  ig;  S.  C.  6-8. 
Commentator,  og,  iz;   S.  C.  8. 
Compiler,  im. 
Compound  names,  2d. 
Contents,  iv,  4q,  t ;  S.  C.  52. 
Continuations,  4f. 
Continuous  paging,  4d. 
Copyright,  4a,  m;  S.  C.  3,  4,  48  &  52. 
Cost  of  book,  ob. 
Countries,  ic,  2f. 
Criminal  cases,  il. 

Criticism  ca;ds,  8c,  d,  g,  h  ;   S.  C.  43  &  44. 
Cross  reference  cards,  7d,  g,  h,  i,  j. 
Crown  cases,  il. 

Cutter  abbreviations,  p.  35-36'"^ 
Cutter's  Rules,  p.  3^;  Rule  if,  3d,  6f. 
Cyclopaedias,  it. 
Dashes,  9a;  S.  C.  32  &  33. 
Date  of  carding,  on. 
Date  of  publication,  p.  3';  Rule  ix,  4a,  m, 

p,  r,  s ;  see  S.  C. 
Dates   of   birth  &   death,    iw,   2a,  e,    5!,   n; 

S.  C.  26,  27,  38,  40&  41. 
Days  of  the  week,  5k;  see  p.  39*. 
Debates,  ik. 

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Decisions,  il. 

Dewey,  Melvil,  Library  abbreviations,    40 ; 

see  p.  35-40. 
Diaries,  iw. 

Dictionary  catalog,  p.  3^ 
Directories,  it. 

Dots,  cd,  e,  g,  h,  o,  3a,  b ;  see  S.  C. 
Duplicates,  oa. 

Ecclesiastical  dignitaries,  ip,  z. 
Edition,  p.  3* ;    Rule  4a,  c,  9a ;    S.  C.  i,  2, 

3,  16,  26,  32,  33,  34  &  48. 
Editor,   Added   entry  under,  eg,  ig,   i,    t,  v, 

y,  z,  8d;  S.  C.  8,9,  30,  31  &  33. 
Editor,  Main  entry  under,  oe,  lb,  h;    S.  C.  4. 
Editor  of  collections,  ib. 
English  language,  2c,  d,  5J.   • 
Engraved  title-pages,  4h. 
Epithets,  5c,  g,  h. 
Exact  work,  3a,  i,  4d,  h,  i. 
Extension  cards,  9d;  S.  C.  30  &  52. 
Fac-similes,  4a;  S.  C.  3. 
Family  name,  10,  z;  S.  C.  36. 
Figures,  p.  3^ ;  Rule  9b ;  see  p.  39'. 
First  name,  iq,  2b,  i,  k,  3a,  5c,  7c*    see  S.  C. 
First  word  of  names  of  societies,  is. 
First  word  of  sentence,  5a. 
First  word  of  title,  if,  h. 
Fold  symbol,  see  p.  40'"^ 
Folios,  4d. 
Fore  name,  iq,  2b,  i,  k,  3a,  5c,  6a,  7c;  see  S. 

C.  &  p.  35-36'-^ 
Fraternities,   in. 
French  language,  2c,  3h,  5J,  m. 
Frequency  of  publication,  3]  ;  S.  C.  28  &  29. 
Friars,  iq. 

Full  imprint,  4p,  r,  9a;  see  S.  C. 
Full  name,  ik,  w,  2a,  b,  i,  k,  7c;  see  S.  C. 
Fullness  of  title,  3a. 
Galleries,  is. 
Genealogy,  7I ;   S.  C.  26. 
General  reference,  7h  ;   S.  C.  48  &  49. 
German  nouns,  5m  ;   S.  C.  24. 
Gilding,  os. 

Government  departments,  2] ;  S.  C.  5. 
Government  publications,  if. 
Greek  authors,  2a;  S.  C.  32  &  33. 
Greek  titles,  3g,  h.  . 

Green  cards,  8b,  d,  f,  h ;  S.  C.  40,  41  &  42. 
Heading,  2,  3a,  f,  5n,  9a,  d ;  see  S.  C.  &  p. 

36=-^ 
Historical  societies,  is. 
Holidays,  5k. 

I  &  j.  Interchange  of,  3c;  S.  C.  6  &  7. 
Illustrated  title-pages,  4h. 
Illustrations,  4a,  i;  S.  C.  3,  4,  16,  21  &  31. 
Illustrators,  iz. 


Imperfections,  4q ;  S.  C.  13,  28,  29  &  32. 
Imprint,   p.   3';    Rule    lu,   4a-p,    r,    50,    7a, 

9a ;  see  S.  C.  esp.  S.  C.  3  &  p.  36'  &  37'A 
Incomplete  set,  4f,  g  ;   S.  C.  4. 
Indention,  3k,  4q,  t,  7d,  e,  9d  ;  see  S.  C. 
Independent  reference,  7J. 
Initials  of  authors,  oi,  id,  z,  2b,  3a;  S.  C.  18 

&  19. 
Initials  of  cataloger  and  order  clerk,  oa,  n  ; 

S.  C.  2. 
Inspection,  or  ;  see  p.  40'. 
Inversion  of  name,  la,  2J  ;  see  S.  C. 
Italian  names,  2k. 

J  &  i.  Interchange  of,  3c;  S.  C.  6  &  7. 
Joint  authors,  oe,  ik,  1,  4p,  8d;  S.  C.  13  &  14. 
Joint  editors,  ik,  5p. 
Koran,  li;  S.  C.  34. 
Language  colors,  see  p.  40^ 
Language  of  book,  2c,  d,  3g,  h,  5J,  m ;  S.  C. 

32- 
Latin  form,  2a. 
Latin  language,  2a,  3h,  5J. 
Leaves,  4d. 
Letters,  iw. 
Libraries,  ic,  m,  s. 
Library  abbreviations,  2b,  40 ;  see  S.  C.  &  p, 

35-40. 
Library    assoc.    United    Kingdom,    Catalog 

rules,  p.  3'. 
Library  of  Congress,  Catalog  rules,  p.  3^-* 
Literature,  Special  authors  in,  7k. 
Lives,  iw,  y;  S.  C.  26,  27,  38-42. 
Main   entry,  oe,  f,  i,  5p,  7g,  j,  8,  9c;  S.  C.  i- 

7,  10,  13,  15,  16,  18,  20,  21,  26,  28,  29,  31, 

3-.  34,  38,  39.  48,  50  &  52- 
Maps,  4a,  i ;   S.  C.  3,  4  &  34. 
Margin,  7d. 
Marine  cases,  il. 
Married  women,  ir;  S.  C.  23. 
Misprints,  3b,  4d. 

Missing  volumes,  4e,  f ;  S.  C.  28,  29  &  32. 
Months,  5k,  m  ;  see  p.  39*. 
Mottos,  if,  3a. 
Name  catalog,  Sa-d. 
Noblemen,  10;  S.  C.  36. 
Notes,  2a,  4q,  s,  u,  5;  S.  C.  6,  7,  13,  16,  28, 

29,  32  &  p.  369  &  37'.^ 
Nouns,  9b,  m. 
Novels,  iz;  S.  C.  48. 
OflEicial  bodies,  ic,  m,  n,  s ;  S.  C.  5. 
Omission,  oj,  k,  3a,  4c,  9a,  c. 
Order  checks,  oa,  b,  c,  d. 
Order  of  imprint,  4a;  S.  C.  3. 
Oriental  writers,  Iq. 
Pages,  4a,  d,  r;  see  S.  C. 
Pamphlets,  4k,  7J. 


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Index 


Parenthesis,  ol,  4r,  s;    S.  C.  24,  25,  27,  31, 

37,  43.  51  &  52- 
I'artial  collections,  6c,  8d. 
Partial  title,  it,  z;  S.  C.  12. 
Pencil  entry,  i  f ,  4e,  f  ;  S.  C.  4,  5,  28,  29,  30  &  32. 
Periodicals,  oe,  if,  t,  u,  z,  3],  k,  4a,  f,  s,  ye ; 

S.  C.  28  &  29. 
Persons,  Names  of,  5I),  c,  j,  6f. 
Philosophy,  Special  authors  in,  "k. 
I'hotographs,  4a  ;  S.  C.  3. 
Pin  hole,  oc. 

Place,  Capitalization,  5f,  g,  j. 
Place,  Entry  under,  is. 
Place,  Name  of.  Arrangement,  6f. 
Place  of  publication,  p.   3' ;     Rule  4a,    I,  n, 

50;   see  S.  C.  &  p.  38'-^ 
Plates,  4a,  i,  j ;  S.  C.  3,  4,  21,  34,  50  &  52. 
Plays,  iz;  S.  C.  37. 
Pleas,  li. 

Popes,  p.  3';  Rule  ip,  q,  5I,  9b. 
Portraits,  4a,  i;  S.  C.  3,  26  &  52. 
Prefixes,   2c,   5d,   1,  6b;  S.  C.   13,  14,35,38, 

39  &  40- 
Princes,  iq. 

Print,  2h  ;   S.  C.  20,  23,  ^3  &  37- 
Proceedings,  in,  u. 
Pseudonyms,    p.    3' ;    Rule  oi,    le,   z ;  S.  C 

20-23. 
Public  schools,  is. 
Publication,  Date  of,   p.  y  ;    Rule  4a,   ni,  r  ; 

see  S.  C. 
Publication,   Place  of,   p.  3' ;  Rule  4a,  1,  n. 

50;  see  S.  C.  &  p.  3S'-5. 
Publisher,  eg,  it,  4a,  n  ;    S.  C.  6  &  7. 
Punctuation,  3a,  d. 
Rare  books,  3a,  4d. 
Reference  cards,  author,  oi,  id,  e,  n,  o,  r,  s, 

V,  z,  2a,  d,  f,  i,  3f,  sp ;  S.  C.  19,  23,  35  &  36. 
Reference  cards,  subject,  7d,  g,  h,  i,  j ;  S.  C. 

27,  42,  45,  49  &  51. 
Repetition  of  author  in  title,  3m. 
Roman  alphabet,  3h. 

Rulers,  p.  3' ;  Rule  ip,  9b  ;   S.  C.  26,  38  &  40. 
Sacred  books,  li;  S.  C.  34. 
Saints,  iq,  5I. 
Sample  cards,  p.  22-32. 
Sample  title-pages,  p.  32. 
Schools,  IS. 
Series,  ol,  if,  v,  4a,  s,  t,  5p,  gd ;  S.  C.  30,  31 

Shelf  list,  0(i,  gd. 

Ships,  il. 

Single  works,  6c. 

Size,  4a,  j,  k,  50  ;  see  S.  C.  &  p.  36'  &  40'A 

Size  of  cards,  p.  3^;  Rule  7b. 


.Sobriquet,  le. 

Societies,  p.  3* ;   Rule  ic,  s,  u,  5h. 

Source  of  book,  ob. 

Sovereigns,   ip,  q,  9b;  S.  C.  26,  38,  39  &  4a 

Spacing,  5n,  o;  see  S.  C. 

"  Special  topic  "  cards,  7m,  8h. 

"  Special  topic  "  guide,  7m,  8h  ;   S.  C.  47. 

Spelling,  2a,  3a,  b. 

Stamping  cards,  7d,  g,  j. 

State,  I'^ntry  under,  is. 

States;  see  p.  38"  &  39'"^ 

Striking  titles,  iz  ;    S.  C.   10,  11,  12,  37  &  48. 

Subject  bibliography  cards,  8e,  h. 

Subject  cards,  Rules,  esp.  nv,  y,  2b,  3k,  4q, 

7,  8e-h  ;  S.  C.  i,  6,  26,  27,  28,  38,  42,  43, 

45,  47,  48,  49,  .50  &  51. 
Subject  cards.  Size  of,  p.  3-;  Rule  7b. 
Subject  reference  cards,  7d,  g,  h,  i,  j ;  S.  C. 

27,  42,  45,  49  &  51. 
Surnames,  la,  p. 
Tables,  4a;  S.  C.  3. 
Talmud,  li. 
Theses,  ij. 

Thread,  Color  of,  or;  see  p.  40'. 
Title,  IX,  3,  4r,  5a,  o,  6f,  9a,  b;  see  S.  C.  esp. 

10,  II,  12,  15,  16,  17,  20,  21,  30. 
Title,  Added  entry  under,  og,  id,  e,  f,  t,  u, 

z;  S.  C.  II,  12,  17  &  37. 
Title,.  How  treated  on  card.  Rules,  esp.   le, 

3,  4r,  5,  esp.  a,  o,  6f,  7a,  9a,  b ;   see  S.  C.  & 

p.  37'-' ■ 
Title,  Main  entry  under,  of,  ih,  t ;    S.  C.  15, 

28  &  29. 
Title-page,  oe-m,  if,  z,  3a,  h,  4a,  h  ;   S.  C.  3. 
Titles  of  honor,   10,  z,  2e,  h,  3a,  5c,  d,  e,  i,  1, 

6b  ;   S.  C.  20,  33,  36,  38,  39  &  40  &  p.  38^9 

&  39'/. 
Towns,  2f. 
Transactions,  lu. 
Translations,  ig. 

Translator,  og,  ig,  h,  i,  z,  8d;  S.  C.  9. 
Transliteration,  3g. 
Trials,  il. 

U  &  V,  Interchange  of,  3c ;  S.  C.  6  &  7. 
Umlaut,  6e  ;  S.  C.  13  &  14. 
Underscoring,  5p ;  see  S.  C. 
Unpaged,  4d. 

V  &  u.  Interchange  of,  3c;   S.  C.  6  &  7. 
Vcdas,  li. 
Vernacular,  2a,  f,  3f ;  see  S.  C.  esp.  6,  7,  8  & 

35- 
Volume  numbers,  7g ;  S.  C.  24,  25  &  27. 
Volumes,  4a,  e,  f ,  s  ;  S.  C.  4;  6,  7,  9,  10,  13, 

-4-3-.  37-40  &  52. 
Yellow  cards,  8c,  d,  g,  h  ;   S.  C.  43  &  44. 


48 


Library  School 


Accession  Book  Rules 


With  sample  pages 


BY 

MELVIL    DEWEY    M.  A. 

Director  New   York  State  Librar}-;     President  American  Library  Association 


BOSTON 

Library  Bureau  146  Franklin  St. 

2. 


A.  L.  A.  Standard   Accession-book. 


First  of  all  records  to  be  filled,  and  by  no  means  last  in  importance, 
is  the  book  of  accessions,  the  history  of  the  growth  of  the  library. 
To  this  the  librarian  turns  for  final  reference  in  doubtful  cases.  Here 
is  the  complete  story  of  each  volume,  fully  told,  but  in  the  most  com- 
pact form.  It  is  the  official  indicator  for  the  whole  collection.  Each 
line  is  a  separate  pigeonhole,  in  which,  if  not  exactly  the  book,  all  the 
condenst  facts  about  the  book  are  placed.  Thence  they  are  never 
removed  ;  they  are  not  stolen,  or  loaned,  or  condemned,  or  withdrawn, 
or  sent  to  the  binder,  or  lost.  The  card  is  never  misplaced,  the  entry 
does  not  mysteriously  disappear,  a  new  edition  never  supersedes.  Once 
written,  "it  is  enough,"  til  the  paper  grows  thin  with  wear  and  the 
binding  crumbles  with  age  or  the  ink-lines  entirely  fade  out  of  ken. 
He  may  turn  to  his  book  of  accessions  to  learn  what,  and  where,  and 
when,  and  whence,  and  Jiozv  much,  and  feel  sure  of  his  answer.  A 
well-made  accession-book  has  an  element  of  mathematical  exactness 
unknown  to  any  other  catalog.      It  is  the  editio  princeps. 

Every  volume  has  a  line,  and  the  book  is  thus  an  indicator  for  the 
entire  collection.  By  this  complete,  unchangeable  record  the  additions 
for  every  day,  week,  month,  and  year  are  shown  at  a  glance  ;  also  the 
total  number  of  volumes  which  the  library  has  had  ;  and  its  present  num 
ber  by  subtracting  the  total  withdrawn  and  lost.  This  book  is  the  most 
permanent  of  library  records.  There  is  no  danger  of  losing  or  misplac- 
ing entries,  as  sometimes  happens  in  card  catalogs,  nor  of  being 
compelled  to  rewrite  them,  as  often  happens  in  the  shelf  list. 

The  name  catalog  should  not  be  applied  to  the  accession-book  or  to 
the  shelf  list,  but  is  restricted  to  the  author,  title,  and  subject  catalogs, 
made  primarily  for  the  use  of  readers,  while  these  are  chiefly  for  official 
use.  Commonly  "accession"  is  used  also  as  an  activ  verb.  Some 
object  to  this,  and  prefer  entry-book  and  "to  enter;"  or  record-book 
and  "to  record"  or  register  and  "to  enter."  "To  register"  confuses 
with  the  registration  of  readers.  Additions  or  addition-book  and  "to 
add"  is  perhaps  best,  as  entry  on  this  record  is  technically  the  only  way 
to  "  add  "  a  book. 

For  this  essential  book  many  forms  have  been  used,  but  the  best  feat- 


urcs  of  all  were  finally  combined  in  the  A.  L.  A.  Model,  made  by  a 
committee  of  experts  who  compared  thuroly  all  the  various  forms  col- 
lected, made  and  tested  samples,  and  finally  agreed  on  all  the  details  of 
materials,  ruling,  printing,  and  binding. 

The  double  page  is  divided  by  double  lines  into  three  groups.  First 
on  the  left,  after  the  date  of  addition,  are  the  three  numbers  assigned 
by  each  library,  viz.,  accession,  class  or  shelf,  and  book,  followed  by 
the  volume  number.  Next  come  author,  title,  and  imprint  entries, 
which  belong  alike  to  every  book  of  the  edition  regardless  of  any 
library.  Lastly  come  the  notes  of  binding,  source,  cost,  changes,  loss, 
rc-binding,  sale,  etc,  this  third  group  like  the  first  pertaining  solely  to  this 
copy  and  library :  or  in  brief,  the  line  is  filled  with  the  title,  preceded 
by  the  special  library  numbers,  and  followed  by  the  special  library  notes. 

The  desirability  of  the  location  number  in  the  accession-book  has 
never  been  questioned,  but  the  frequent  changes  in  that  number  as 
ordinarily  used  made  its  use  impracticable.  The  best  managed  libra- 
ries now  assign  permanent  numbers  to  their  books,  so  that  they  may 
be  called  for  from  the  oldest  edition  of  the  catalog  as  readily  as  from 
the  latest.  With  such  a  system  it  is  a  great  convenience  to  refer 
directly  to  the  shelf  where  the  book  may  be  found  without  consulting 
intermediate  catalogs,  also  to  glance  down  the  column  of  numbers  and 
see  in  what  proportion  the  various  departments,  as  indicated  by  those 
numbers,  are  receiving  additions.  The  decision  of  the  A.  L.  A.  Com- 
mittee was  unanimous  in  favor  of  these  columns,  for  it  is  believed  that 
every  library  will  sooner  or  later  adopt  a  relativ  location  and  so  need 
them. 

The  old  arrangement  had  the  vohiDie  coluvin  with  the  other  imprint 
entries  on  the  second  page.  Here,  the  volume  immediately  precedes 
the  author  column,  and  at  the  first  glance  it  is  apparent  what  the  entry 
is  ;  e.  g.,  v.  47,  Harper's  Magazine,  is  vastly  more  convenient  than  to 
follow  across  an  entire  page  to  the  former  place  of  the  volume,  with 
the  attendant  danger,  both  in  entering  and  consulting,  of  getting  on 
the  line  above  or  below,  and  thus  making  serious  blunders.  Practical 
use  will  convince  those  doubtful  of  the  utility  of  the  change.  A  still 
stronger  reason  is,  that  the  volume-number  is  an  essential  part  of  the 
call-number  or  press-mark  by  which  the  book  is  found,  and  it  is  incon- 
venient to  have  the  first  part  of  this  number  at  the  beginning  of  the 
long  line  of  entries,  and  the  last  part  at  the  other  end. 

The  colored  lines  help  the  eye  in  passing  across  the  page,  following 
one  or  two  above  or  below,  and  thus  avoiding  the  danger  of  getting  off 
the  line  in  crossing  the  fold. 


It  is  economy  to  have  a  leather  or  canvas  cover  for  the  accession  book 
while  it  is  being  filled.  The  cover  is  readily  transferred  to  the  next 
volume  and  lasts  for  many  years,  and  as  the  volumes  are  filled  they 
come  out  fresh  and  clean  for  preservation  on  the  shelves,  while  without 
the  cover  they  become  very  shabby  and  soiled  in  the  course  of  neces- 
sary handling  while  entering  5,000  or  10,000  volumes. 

It  is  cheaper  to  use  the  book  with  10,000  lines  for  a  library  that 
expects  to  attain  that  number  of  volumes  within  any  reasonable  time  ; 
and  for  libraries  of  over  20,000  it  pays  to  have  a  wood  leger  case  with 
partitions  making  a  pocket  for  each  book,  to  preserve  it  safely  and  con 
veniently.  A  steel  leger  clip  should  also  be  used,  to  save  needless 
handling  in  finding  the  place  for  current  entries. 

RULES  FOR  ENTERING. 

In  the  following  rules  a  choice  of  two  or  more  ways  is  given  in  several 
cases.  Each  user  should,  before  making  the  first  entry,  read  these 
rules  thru  carefully  and  cancel  all  the  forms  mentioned,  except  those 
to  be  used,  and  add  neatly  in  manuscript  any  added  rules  that  seem 
desirable,  and  a  "  List  of  special  abbreviations  used  in  this  book,"  which 
will  show  names  of  agents,  funds,  etc.,  local  in  character,  but  occurring 
so  often  as  to  need  contraction. 

This  done,  a  glance  at  the  preface  will  for  all  time  show  what  the 
rule  was  for  entering  in  that  volume,  and  explain  any  abbreviations  not^ 
on  the  printed  list. 

I.  Enter  each  book  immediately  after  it  is  collated  and  agreed  with 
order-book  and  bill. 

a.  The  official  business  record  of  additions  should  be  kept  as  strictly 
up  to  date  as  a  cash  account.  If  more  books  com.e  in  than  can  be  written 
up  at  once,  and  some  are  wanted  in  special  haste,  they  may  be  entered 
first,  but  under  no  circumstances  should  leave  the  hbrary  til  properly 
added.  Once  bearing  the  accession-number,  other  facts  are  readily 
found  ;  but  a  book  without  this  guide  is  easily  lost  or  confused  with 
books  from  other  sources  or  coming  in  on  other  dates.  The  accession- 
book  corresponds  to  the  invoice-book  of  a  business  house.  As  a  pack- 
age is  opened,  collate  it  with  order-book  and  bill,  to  see  that  it  is  what 
was  ordered,  that  the  book  is  complete  and  in  proper  condition,  and 
that  the  price  is  right.  Check  the  price  on  bill,  and  enter  it  on  order 
record,  thus  "  agreeing  "  them.  Then,  if  correct,  enter  the  book  at  once 
on  the  invoice  or  accession-book.  If  incorrect  or  imperfect,  do  not  entet 
it  at  all,  for  this  fact  decides  that  it  is  not  to  be  "added"  to  the  library. 

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b.  Pictures,  statuary,  maps,  and  all  articles  added  to  the  library  should 
be  accessioned  and  numbered,  so  as  to  record  the  date,  source,  cost, 
and  any  other  items  of  interest.  Cards  may  also  wisely  be  added 
under  the  names  of  artist  and  subject  in  the  catalogs.  It  is  well  to 
have  a  special  book  of  additions  for  these  articles,  if  they  are  likely 
to  be  numerous  ;  otherwise  lOO  or  more  numbers  may  be  saved  in  a 
block  at  the  front  or  back  of  the  accession-book,  thus  keeping  these 
peculiar  articles  together.  To  distinguish  them  and  their  numbers 
from  books,  prefix  A,  marking  the  first  work  of  art  A  i,  and  so  on,  the 
last  number  showing  the  extent  of  the  collection.  If  wisht,  a  similar 
list  for  scientific  specimens  can  be  made  under  S  i,  for  maps  under 
M  I,  etc. 

c.  Maps,  charts,  etc.,  not  in  book  form  are  stampt  in  the  lower  right 
corner,  or  near  the  title  of  the  map.  In  the  size  column,  length 
and  bredth  are  given  in  cm  ;  e.  g.,  41  x  52  cm. 

2.  Use  all  the  standard  library  abbreviations  in  all  entries. 

These  include  dates,  authors'  forenames,  place,  size,  binding,  etc. 
See  Library  Abbreviations  appended  to  these  rules  for  full  lists.  So 
many  facts  are  given  in  so  little  space,  that  it  is  important  to  save 
room  by  using  abbreviations  ;  and,  as  only  those  familiar  with  them  use 
^this  book,  the  objection  against  their  use  in  public  catalogs  does  not  hold 
good.  All  obvious  contractions  may  be  used  in  this  book,  specially  in 
titles;  e.  g.,  "geog."  for  geographical,  "hist."  for  history,  "biog.,"  etc., 
etc.     The  compact  L.  B.  dates  are  best  for  all  library  uses. 

3.  Give  day,  month,  and yearin  the  upper  left  margin  of  each  left-hand 
page,  and  the  day  and  month  before  thefit'st  entry  of  each  day. 

The  running  date  at  the  top  is  used  in  turning  to  find  books  by  dates. 
It  applies  to  all  entries  til  a  new  date  is  prefixt  to  the  accession  num- 
ber. If  a  whole  page  or  more  are  received  the  same  day,  the  date  in 
top  margin  is  enough.  Sometimes  only  a  single  book  is  added,  but  its 
date  must  be  given  as  carefully  as  for  the  pageful,  for  dates,  like  other 
figures,  are  almost  worthless  if  not  exact.  This  date  shows  when  the 
book  came  into  the  library ;  and,  if  the  accessions  were  written  up  daily, 
it  would  also  be  the  date  of  entry.  A  large  number  coming  at  once 
should  be  entered  under  the  same  date,  to  show  that  they  came  to- 
gether, even  if  the  entry  takes  several  days.  It  is  less  account  what 
day  the  line  is  written,  than  what  day  the  book  was  received  into  the 
library.  Some  however  give  the  date  of  entry  rather  than  reception 
when  different,  as  being  easiest.     Others  note  both  dates.     This  shows 

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one  reason  for  strict  observance  of  Rule  i.  If  delay  is  necessary  put 
the  date  on  the  cover  where  it  will  be  covered  by  the  book-plate,  unless 
the  order  clerk  puts,  as  he  ought,  the  date  on  the  inner  margin  of  the 
first  recto.  If  books  accumulate  they  should  be  kept  in  order  of 
reception  ;  and,  if  any  are  specially  wanted  before  the  others,  the  lines 
may  be  counted  off  so  as  to  accession  in  proper  order. 

4.  Give  to  each  volume  the  next  conseciitiv  number  on  the  first  blank 
line  of  the  accession-book,  and  ejtter  this  number  on  the  lower  margin  of 
the  first  recto,  after  the  title  page  of  each  volume  received,  and  never  assign 
the  same  number  to  another  volume,  even  if  the  original  be  lost,  sold, 
exchanged,  or  C07idemned,  and  an  exact  diiplicate  obtained. 

a.  An  accession-number  is  given  each  separate  volume,  and  not  to 
\^orks,  or  sets,  or  lots,  or  series,  or  collections.  Numbering  zvorks, 
in  however  many  volumes  they  may  chance  to  be,  always  leads  to  con- 
fusion. The  last  number  should  show  how  many  volumes  the  library 
has  received  from  the  beginning.  Books  are  often  issued  in  parts  and 
at  intervals,  like  periodicals.  If  an  effort  is  made  to  number  books 
or  works,  rather  than  volumes,  the  first  volume  received  in  continuation 
makes  trouble ;  e.  g.,  v.  4  comes  in  to-day  and  should  be  numbered 
1347;  but  V.  I,  2,  and  3  are  numbered  975.  That  entry  must  be 
found  and  altered  to  show  that  v.  4  is  here.  When  v.  5  comes  in,  it 
must  be  again  altered,  and  so  on  to  the  end.  Such  constant  changes 
and  erasures  make  a  slovenly  book,  and  are   sure  to  beget  confusion. 

b.  To  number  each  lot  as  it  comes,  without  trying  to  keep  all  the  vol- 
umes of  a  set  together,  is  a  little  better,  as  it  saves  changes ;  but,  if  an 
accession-book  is  kept  at  all,  it  is  best  to  keep  it  properly,  and  let  it 
show  what  it  professes  —  the  additions  of  each  day  in  the  exact  order  of 
their  reception,  without  classification  in  any  form.  • 

c.  In  assigning  call-numbers  or  shelfjnarks  by  which  readers  call  for 
what  they  want,  books,  and  not  volumes,  are  numbered.  In  the  acces- 
sion-book, volumes,  not  books,  bear  the  number. 

d.  The  rule  gives  a  separate  line  to  each  volume.  Some  catalogers 
have  put  sets  of  50  or  60  volumes  all  on  one  line.  The  only  gain  is  a 
little  paper ;  for  the  apparent  saving  of  labor  proves  no  economy  in  the 
end.  The  entries,  if  the  same,  are  dittoed  with  labor  too  trifling  for 
mention.  One  serves  for  the  whole  line,  insted  of  dittoing  each  word  ; 
and  even  this  is  done  only  once  in  the  life  of  the  book.  A  single 
accession-book  has  10,000  lines,  or  pigeon-holes  for  10,000  distinct  vol- 
umes. Trial  of  various  plans  proves  it  best  to  assign  one  of  these 
pigeon-holes  or  lines  across  the  book  to  each  volume. 


e.  The  rule  assigns  a  given  line  to  a  given  volume,  and  forbids  its  use 
for  any  other  than  that  identical  volume.  There  is  no  trouble  then  in 
recording  titles,  imprints,  cost,  source,  binding,  etc.,  for  the  different 
volumes  of  a  set.  If  any  volume  is  lost,  or  re-bound,  or  requires  any 
note  or  comment  to  preserve  its  history  and  the  record  of  its  present 
state,  the  way  is  perfectly  simple.  If  two  or  more  volumes  are  put  on 
a  single  line,  confusion  is  sure  to  arise  sooner  or  later,  while  by  this 
rule  any  fact  concerning  any  volume  can  be  entered  and  found  with  the 
least  possible  labor. 

f.  Some  libraries  in  replacing  a  lost  book  give  it  the  same  accession- 
number  as  the  original.  This  is  convenient  and  best  for  shelf-numbers, 
but  is  all  wrong  for  accesswu-numhers.  Lost  books  often  come  back  after 
many  years,  and  some  day  a  wearisome  effort  to  agree  accounts  dis- 
closes iwo  books  bearing  the  same  accession-number.  A  book  put  in 
the  library  to-day  in  place  of  one  lost  five  years  ago  was  added  to-day^ 
and  not  at  the  time  of  the  first  purchase.  It  is  e.  g.,  the  1374th  volume 
added  to  the  library,  and  is  to  take  the  place  oi  975,  which  some  one 
has  lost. 

g.  Pamflets  not  previously  accessioned,  when  bound,  are  entered  the 
same  as  new  books,  on  the  date  when  they  come  in  from  the  bindery, 

/  which  is  the  time  of  their  reception  as  books.  In  the  source  column 
the  word  "  Binding,"  in  place  of  the  agent's  name,  shows  that  the 
pamflets  had  been  in  the  library,  but  not  entered. 

h.  In  binding  together  two  or  more  books  already  accessioned,  the 
number  of  the  first  may  be  retained  as  the  number  of  the  collection, 
as  it  is  the  identical  book,  and  all  of  it,  with  additions.     In  the  Remarks 

column  opposit  each  of  the  other  volumes  enter  "Bound  in  No. " 

with  date. 

i.  This  number  as  soon  as  assigned  is  stampt  on  the  first  recto  after 
the  title.  When  the  book  is  re-bound,  the  number  is  preserved  for 
immediate  reference  or  identification  after  the  book  comes  back  from 
the  binder.  This  is  the  most  convenient  place  for  this  number,  after 
the  title  itself,  which  it  would  deface,  and  the  reverse  of  the  title  where 
the  ink  often  shows  thru  or  blots,  and  where  it  is  harder  to  get  a  smooth 
surface  for  stamping.  Even  if  given  on  the  book-plate,  it  is  repeated 
here  as  the  plate  is  lost  in  re-binding. 

j.  If  a  numbering  machine  is  used,  stamp  the  accession  number  on 
the  back  of  main  author  and  subject  card  bottoui-side  up,  so  as  to  be  read 
from  the  front  when  lockt  in  the  catalog  drawers,  or  crosswise  of  the  back 
on  the  reverse  of  the  upper  left  corner  of  the  front.  This  number  on  the 
card  often  saves  a  double  reference,  and,  the  machine  being  set,  it  is 


no  appreciable  labor  to  give  the  number  wherever  wanted.  On  the 
back  it  takes  no  space  available  for  title  or  notes,  and  is  just  as  conven- 
ient, if  stampt  bottom-side  up.  When  at  the  accession  machine  it  is 
not  known  how  many  cards  will  be  written,  so  only  the  one  main 
author  and  one  main  subject  card  is  stampt.  This  is  also  an  advantage, 
in  that  a  card  not  stampt  on  the  back  is  thus  recognized  at  a  glance  as 
an  "added  entry  "  or  secondary  card.  The  numbering  machine,  tho 
costly  at  first,  is  a  real  economy  in  a  library,  where  it  saves  its  cost  in 
time  of  clerks  and  catalogers,  beside  giving  compact  printed  numbers 
of  the  highest  legibility. 

k.  Numbers  when  in  column  are  quicker  to  write  and  easier  to  read 
if  only  the  last  two  digits  are  given  except  for  each  loth  number.  For 
6oc.  a  looo  extra,  the  book  can  be  had  with  the  numbers  all  printed  in 
advance.     This  is  much  the  neatest  and  in  the  end  the  cheapest  way. 

1,  Numbers  cannot  be  printed  in  advance  if  dates  of  entry  or  receipt 
of  books  are  given  on  a  separate  line.  This  is  sometimes  done  because 
a  blank  line  (with  only  the  date  in  the  center)  above  and  below  the  list 
of  books  received  together  sets  them  off  distinctly  as  a  group  by 
themselves.  This  plan,  however,  besides  making  the  very  desirable 
printed  numbers  impracticable,  breaks  up  the  uniformity  of  numbers 
beginning  each  page,  and  reference  is  less  ready.  By  our  rule  of  a 
line  to  a  number,  and  dates  in  the  left  margin,  every  page  begins 
with  an  even  20,  and  the  eye  is  greatly  helpt  in  quick  reference. 

5.  Enter  tJie  class,  book  and  volume  juunbers  as  soon  as  assigned,  in  ink 
if  pevmanent,  in  pencil  if  liable  to  alteration. 

a.  Some  libraries  are  so  numbered,  or  liable  to  so  frequent  changes  in 
their  shelf-numbers  or  press-marks^  that  it  is  best  to  give  only  volume- 
numbers,  which  remain  fixt.  Others  give  the  press-marks  in  pencil,  so 
that  they  can  be  readily  altered.  The  columns  can  be  left  blank  if  the 
system  does  not  admit  of  their  satisfactory  use.  They  are  of  very 
great  value  to  libraries  that  have  a  shelf-number  not  liable  to  frequent 
changes,  i.  They  refer  directly  to  the  shelves  and  shelf  lists  without 
consulting  the  catalogs  ;  2.  They  make  analysis  and  statistics  vastly 
easier.  They  are  the  best  check  to  show  that  all  books  paid  for 
really  get  on  the  shelves,  insted  of  disappearing  by  accident  or  design 
before  getting  on  the  inventory  [shelf  list]  and  catalogs. 

b.  If  the  old  fixt  system  is  used,  alcove,  range,  and  shelf,  insted  of 
class,  will  go  in  the  first  column,  for  which  the  heading  class  was 
chosen,  for  its  brevity  and  applicability  to  almost  any  system.  Nearly 
all  libraries  agree  in  using  a  book-number  between  this  and  the  volume- 


number.  Where  the  alfabetical  arranj^cment  is  followed  wholly  or  in 
part,  these  columns  will  be  used  for  the  words  or  letters  and  figures 
which  detcrmin  the  location  of  the  book.  These  two  columns  are 
left  blank  til  the  book  is  cataloged,  clast  and  shelf  listed  ;  for  it  is 
impossible  to  give  the  numbers  accurately,  til  the  shelf  list  is  consulted. 
Even  in  the  alfabetical  systems  there  is  a  chance  that  the  identical  com- 
bination has  occurred  before,  and  must  be  differentiated. 

c.  In  the  volume  column,  two  volumes  bound  in  one  would  be  entered 
I  &  2,  3  &  4,  etc.  One  volume  bound  in  two  parts  would  be  entered 
I.',  I.-,  etc.,  each  part  on  a  separate  line'. 

^  d.  Give  the  number  of  the  volume  if  more  than  one.  If  in  only  one 
volume,  leave  this  column  blank  as  i  indicates  that  it  is  the  first  of  a 
set  of  two  or  more.     Make  all  entries  of  facts  perfectly  definit, 

6.  Give  the  aiitJior  s  name  and  the  title,  as  fn  tJie  brief-title  finding 
index.  {For  detailed  rules  see  Library  Notes,  v  i.,  p.  1 1  i-i 3 1.) 
'  a.  Space  allows  only  a  brief  title,  and  other  facts  are  given  with  so 
much  fulness  that  the  book  is  readily  identified.  If  the  work  is  anony- 
mous, leave  the  author  column  blank,  to  be  filled  when  authorship  is 
discovered.  The  line  separating  author  and  title  is  faint,  so  as  to  be  seen 
only  when  lookt  for  to  guide  in  making  the  titles  line  accurately  one 
under  the  other.  When  author's  name  or  title  is  very  long,  this  line  is 
simply  disregarded,  but  in  most  entries  there  will  be  a  little  space 
between  the  author  and  the  beginning  of  the  title. 

b.  The  form  of  author's  name  to  be  used,  or  the  heading  which  takes 
its  place  in  the  author  column  for  transactions  and  various  other  books, 
mu.st  correspond  with  the  entry  in  the  other  catalogs  ;  and,  as  it  must  be 
decided  from  them,  a  careless  heading  should  not  be  written  here  at  the 
risk  of  error.  With  this  as  with  the  class  number,  if  in  doubt,  and  the 
book  must  be  entered  at  once,  leave  the  author  column  blank,  and  fill 
in  after  the  heading  is  decided  for  the  other  catalogs.  A  volume  of 
pamflets  is  entered  under  the  heading  used  on  the  main  card  with  a 
note  ;  e.  g.,  "&  9  other  pam." 

•  7.  Give  the  place,  publisher,  date,  pages,  and  siae,  in  accordance  zuith 
rules  for  full  titles,  except  that  more  abbreviations  may  be  safely  icsed. 
^  a.  If  several  places  or  jniblishers  arc  printed,  give  only  the  first  named 
on  the  title  ;  or  the  most  important  if  the  main  publisher  is  given  in 
large  type  with  fine  type  names  preceding.  Some  omit  the  publisher, 
but  it  should  be  once  recorded  somewhere"  to  help  identify  each  book  or 
find  a  duplicate  if  needed.  The  publisher  differentiates  two  editions  of 
same  place  and   date,  and  is  often  used  in  replacing,  tracing,  etc.     If 

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omitted  from  all  other  records,  give  it  here.  Leave  space  between  abbre- 
viation for  place  and  publisher,  so  it  shall  not  look  like  a  name  and 
initials  ;  e.  g.,  L.       MacMillan,  not  L.  MacMillan. 

b.  If  something  must  be  omitted  to  save  labor,  perhaps  the  publisher 
can  be  spared  easiest,  or  the  pages,  if  given  on  the  cards. 

c.  Give  the  date  of  publication  in  years  of  the  common*,  calendar,  and 
in  Arabic  figures.     Never,  here  or  elsewhere,  use  Roman  numbers. 

"^  d.  If  it  differs  more  than  a  year  from  publication  date,  always  give  year 
of  copyright  with  c  prefixt.  The  line  headed  date  is  wide  enough  for 
six  figures,  so  this  important  item  specifying  the  real  date  of  publication 
can  be  added. 

e.  The  extent  of  a  book  depends  on  pages  and  size,  so  that  both  should 
be  given.  The  paging  is  the  most  useful  item  that  can  be  given  in  so 
small  space  ;  as  it  is  on  the  cards  it  can  be  filled  in  with  the  class  and 
book  numbers  without  looking  it  up  twice.  It  is  one  of  the  most  useful 
items  in  identifying  similar  editions.  A  pamphlet  is  only  a  thin  book, 
and  is  best  described  by  giving  paging ;  e.  g.,  "37  p.  O."  All  the  sizes 
(binding,  paper,  and  type),  as  well  as  fold,  in  case  it  should  be 
desirable,  can  be  given  by  interlining,  but  except  in  rare  books,  the  size- 
letter  is  sufficient.  Give  the  size  by  the  A.  L.  A.  book-size  rule.  If  it 
is  on  the  line,  call  it  the  larger  if  it  has  been  trimmed  in  re-binding; 
if  untrimmed  call  it  the  smaller.  For  books  paged  in  fragments,  do 
not  substract,  but  give  the  first  and  last  ;  e.  g.,  p.  613-1120. 

f.  An  admirable  help  in  quick  and  accurate  sizing  is  Cole's  Size 
Card,  publisht  by  the  Library  Bureau.  It  gives  by  diagonal  lines  the 
proper  prefix  nar,  sq,  or  ob,  without  separate  measurement.  It  is  kept 
inside  the  cover  ;  some  mark  the  size  lines  inside  the  front  cover  of  the 
accession-book  or  paste  in  a  Cole  card,  tho  it  is  less  handy  to  lay  the 
book  accurately  on  the  card  than  to  insert  the  card  under  the  cover, 
which  serves  as  an  automatic  guide  to  hold  it  in  exact  position. 

g.  The  size  of  type  is  rarely  given,  tho  to  many  an  important  item  in 
choice  of  editions  for  reading.  It  is  a  part  of  size  or  extent,  but  is 
more  useful  on  the  catalogs  than  here. 

8.  Give  the  binding  material,  indicating  half  binding  by  prefixing  )A, 
or  better  a  superior  V  e.  g.,  "^inor.  "If  the  book  has  leather  corners  also,  j^, 
or  a  superior  ^  zvill  indicate  it.  <f  If  by  a  famous  binder,  or  otherwise 
remarkable,  note  in  Remarks. 

9.  Under  source  write  the  name  of  the  giver,  if  a  gift ;  the  name  of 
tJie  fund  if  bdt  from  the  income  of  a  special  fund ;  or  the  name  of  the 
■firm  or  library  agents,  of  whom  bo't,  if  from  the  getieralfund. 

II 


Some  give  the  name  of  the  supplying  agents  in  all  cases,  prefixing 
the  initials  of  the  fund  in  the  second  case.  The  funds  of  each  library 
are  so  well  known  that  the  initials  are  ample,  so  the  column  for  source 
allows  room  for  both  agent  and  fund.  Enter  at  least  the  initials  of  the 
agent  in  all  cases. 

lo.  Under  cost  give  in  dollars  and  cents  t/ic  actual  cost  of  the  book, 
iticluding  exchange  on  foreign  books. 

a.  A  ruling  for  pounds,  shillings  and  pence  is  not  needed.  So  few 
books  among  the  mass  in  the  library  will  be  so  billed,  that  it  is  waste 
of  space  to  devote  three  whole  columns  to  these  headings.  Even  in 
these  cases  convenience  requires  that  cost  be  given  in  ordinary  denomi- 
nations, so  that  a  moment  tells  an  inquirer  the  cost  of  any  book.  If 
the  exact  amount  in  foreign  money  must  be  kept,  interline  it  in  the 
cost  column,  or  better,  to  allow  footing  the  cost  for  statistics,  enter  it 
in  Remarks,  next  to  cost  column.  If  list  price  is  given,  it  is  useless  to 
repeat  the  net  price  also  in  foreign  terms. 

b.  If  the  list  price  is  recorded,  put  it  at  the  right  of  the  source  column, 
next  to  the  left  ruling  of  the  cost  column,  using  fr,  m,  and  s  for  francs, 
marks,  or  shillings,  and  unmarkt  figures  for  dollars.  If,  because  of 
rarity  or  net  list  price  or  special  terms  from  auction  or  second-hand 
dealers,  the  price  paid  is  more  or  less  than  usual  for  a  book  of  that  list 
price,  prefix  "n"  (net)  to  the  cost  given,  to  show  it  is  not  an  error  in 
entry.  Some  wisely  do  not  stop  to  look  up  list  prices,  but  enter  them 
only  when  already  known. 

c.  When  several  volumes  are  bo't  at  once,  give  cost  of  the  series 
opposit  the  first  entered,  followed  by  a  note  of  the  number  of  vol- 
umes included ;  e.  g.,  v.  4,  5,  and  6  of  some  work  come  in  together,  and 
cost  together  $13.44.  Insted  of  dividing  this  up,  and  entering  $4.48 
against  each  volume,  make  the  entry  against  the  first  {v.  4)  in  this 
way:  3  V.  $13.44.  Or  (a  more  difficult  entry  to  make  neatly),  con- 
nect the  lines  of  the  different  volumes  by  a  bracket,  and  write  the  cost 
against  the  center.  For  convenience  in  identifying  what  came  on 
each  bill,  the  date  and  total  may  be  given  in  Remarks  opposit  the  first 
entry;  e.  g.,  on  line  10,431  the  remark  for  a  bill  covering  30  v.  would 
be  "To  10,460  is  bill  of  19  N.  $110.^-."  The  date  of  the  bill  is  always 
earlier  than  that  of  reception.  10,460  shows  the  line  of  the  last  entry 
included  in  the  bill,  as  does  the  remark  of  the  next  bill,  unless  it  is 
for  a  single  volume,  and  so  not  recorded.  It  is  often  handy  to  check 
off  special  bills  in  this  way,  and  the  labor  is  trifling  to  thus  indicate 
the  extent  of  large  bills.     Mark  gifts  "  g  "  in  cost  column,  and  if  cost 

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is  known  add  it  in  [  ]  ;  e.  g.,  g  [1.75].  For  convenience  in  footing 
amount  paid  out  for  books  and  amount  of  gifts,  it  is  well  to  enter  the 
cost  value  assigned  to  gifts  in  red  ink,  as  being  more  distinct  than  the 
[  ],  and  showing  more  grafically  the  proportion  of  gifts  to  each  page. 
Some  even  write  the  entire  line  in  red.  Give  items  of  cost  carefully, 
thus  making  the  accession-book  for  all  practical  purposes  the  invoice- 
book. 

1 1.  Mark  the  cost  of  each  book  in  inner  jnargin  of  first  recto  after  date 
of  reception,  wJien  collating  with  the  bill. 

From  this  place  it  is  copied  in  the  accession-book,  and  is  often  found 
of  great  convenience  in  determining  value  without  consulting  records 
or  bills.  The  cost  written  in  the  inner  corner  of  some  special  page 
agreed  on  in  each  library,  serves  to  identify  books  with  labels  removed, 
or  covers  taken  off  in  binding,  or  by  accident,  or  by  design  where  theft 
is  intended ;  but  any  reader  may  wish  to  know  the  cost,  and  it  is 
unwise  to  use  it  as  a  detectiv  mark,  of  which  the  place  cannot  be  told 
to  all  interested.  A  much  safer  private  mark  is  a  perforation  with  an 
awl  or  pin  in  a  secret  place ;  e.  g.,  a  pin  hole  thru  the  center  of  the 
fifth  o  used  in  the  paging.  This  can  hardly  be  found  by  accident  or 
removed,  if  known,  so  as  not  to  be  detected  by  an  expert. 

12.  Under  RY.UA'R.Y.s  indicate  any  re-binding,  sale,  loss,  exchange,  with- 
drawal as  duplicate,  binding  in  with  anotJier  volume,  or  any  change  or 
disposition. 

The  preceding  entries  tell  what  the  book  was  when  it  came  into  the 
library.  Remarks  tell  of  any  changes,  and  of  the  final  disposition  in 
case  the  book  is  no  longer  in  its  accustomed  place.  This  rule  requires 
less  labor  than  at  first  appears,  and  saves  more  than  it  costs.  When 
books  come  in  from  the  bindery,  it  is  a  very  brief  matter  to  open  to  their 
numbers,  and  note  the  new  dress,  with  its  cost.  Then  if  the  volume 
be  lost  and  the  reader  wishes  to  pay  for  it,  there  is  a  means  of  knowing 
whether  it  was  in  paper  as  at  first  bo't  for  25  cents,  or  in  half  morocco 
as  re-bound,  at  an  added  cost  oi  $1.  The  accession-book  is  the  book 
of  final  reference  for  these  technical  facts,  that  appear  on  no  other 
catalog.  The  efficient  librarian  must  be  able  somezvhere  to  refer  to 
everything  of  the  kind,  and  for  this  no  other  record  offers  so  great 
advantages. 

The  librarian  who  will  keep  an  accession-book  on  the  plan  above 
described,  will  find  himself  well  repaid  It  will  be  in  constant  requisi- 
tion, the  final  authority  to  which  will  be  referred  all  doubtful  questions 
regarding  the  past  history  or  present  state  of  anyone  or  of  all  his  books. 

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I^ibrary  School 


Shelf  List  Rules 


With  sample  pages 


BY 

MELVIL    DEWEY    M.  A. 

Director  New  York  State  Library;     President  American  Library  Association 


BOSTON 
Library  Bureau  146  Franklin  St. 


Shelf  list  rules 


These  rules  have  been  worked  out  by  long  experience  in  the  use  of  shelf  sheets  25  x  20  cm,  the  size  in 
common  use  among  libraries.  Variations  necessary  for  a  sheet  10  x  25  cm  are  specified.  A  sample  page  of 
each  size  is  appended. 


Arrangement  of  entries.  Arrange  entries  as  books  are  arranged 
on  the  shelves  —  first,  by  class  number,  treated  decimally;  second,  by 
book  number,  arranged  (a)  alphabetically  by  the  capital  letter  (b) 
numerically  by  numbers  following  the  capital,  treated  decimally. 

Number  of  subjects  on  page.  In  beginning  a  new  shelf  list,  or  a 
new  sheet,  never  enter  more  than  two  subjects  on  a  page,  (or  one 
subject  on  a  sheet  if  lo  x  25  cm  sheets  are  used),  thus  allowing  for 
intercalation,  but  leave  no  lines  between  book  entries. 

Large  subjects.  Begin  all  divisions  like  no,  220,  370,  450,  and 
such  sections  as  511,  512,  etc.,  also  in  Literature,  811.49,  813.49,  etc., 
and  any  subject  on  which  you  are  likely  to  have  a  large  number  of  books, 
on  a  new  sheet,  and  leave  the  rest  of  the  sheet  blank,  beginning  the 
next  subject  on  a  fresh  sheet. 
7  Periodicals.  In  case  of  periodicals  and  transactions  of  societies 
like  052,  305,  906,  etc.,  put  not  more  than  ^twe-  entri£^  on  a  page  of 
periodicals  still  being  published.  Leave  room  for  accession  numbers 
of  volumes  to  be  added,  arranging  these  in  three  columns,  thus  :  — 
36723-4     V.  1-2  50002     V.  14  69467     v.  26 

44321         V.  3  6%'^-]6     V.  15  73125     V.  27 

If  10  X  25  cm  sheets  are  used,  put  one  entry  on  a  sheet,  and  arrange 
accession  numbers  in  four  columns. 

Class  number.  Write  class  number  in  blue  ink  on  upper  line  after 
"class,"  and,  if  a  second  subject  occurs  on  the  same  page,  put  its  class 
number  on  outside  margin  of  sheet  on  the  line  above  entries  to  which 
it  belongs. 

Book  number.  Write  book  number  in  its  column  in  black  ink,  and 
in  heavier  figures  to  make  it  more  prominent. 

Accession  number.     Write  accession  number  in  its  column  in  black 
ink,  with -between  inclusive  figures  ;  e.  g.  3342-7. 
^y      Size.     If  a  book  is  over  O  size,  put  its  size,  O,  F,  etc.,  in  red  ink   in 
upper  right  corner  of  space  belonging  to  accession  number.     If  size  is 
incorporated  in  the  book  number,  no  other  size  designation  is  needed. 

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Volumes.     Put  number  of  volumes,    if   more    than    one,  in  "vol." 

column   in  black  ink  ;  if  the  library  contains  part  of  a  set,  write  ;  e.  g. 

V.  I,  or,  V.  2-6;    write  also  2  in   i  ;   6  in  3  ;    v.  9',  v.  9-.     In   case  of 

annuals  where  there  is  no  volume  number,  use  the   year   in   volume 

b^ecis-V   \oca.Vvo.^  ^l^l"^"-  Onca^Tcis  ,  Spec\3.\     lo(L.\ette«^    ^oes     before 

^  Special  location.     When  necessary  to  indicate  location  of  books 

-    JlTCKw^S  ,      r  ^1       •  1  1  *         -^         •  Ul  •      1        •  -1-4- 

removed  from  their  regular  place,  write   in    blue  ink  in  upper  right 

C-  c  •a.X  ^\  o <^e-r  s    corner  of  book  number  column  "Ref.,"  or  number  of  room,  or  other 
^z.  cd-oc  a.\v.o^^       needed  designation.       ^  or   sta.-Yr\^ 

[NiV-  >Tvoseo-rT\  Index  volumes.      Place   an   inde.x   volume   if   unnumbered   at  the 

R^  ref  eTerv-ce.      beginning  of  a  set,  instead  of  intercalating  after  the  last  volume  covered 
V  =    V  Ao  aLV)\e.         ^y  ^^^  index,  and  mark  it  with  volume  number  o.     If  more  than  one, 
mark  them  thus,  o',  O",  ol     Add  in  -fertk  column,  years  or  volumes  cov- 
ered"; e.  g.  Index,  1840-50. 

Several  copies.  When  there  is  more  than  one  copy  of  a  book, 
give  a  separate  line  to  each,  indicating  the  number  of  the  copy  in  red 
ink  in  volume  column  ;  e.  g.  49725     cop.  i 

49772  cop.  2,  unless  the  accession  num- 
bers are  consecutive  ;  e.  g.  33968-69  2  cop.  If  the  work  has  more 
than  one  volume,  write  number  of  copy  in  volume  column  above  volume 
number. 

Author.  Write  author's  surname  in  black  ink  in  its  column,  using 
no  punctuation.  Do  not  give  forename  except  to  distinguish  from 
another  author  of  same  name  in  same  class  number.  In  case  of  two 
joint  authors  write  surname  of,  each  ;  if  more  than  two,  write  surname 
of  first  and  "&  others." 

Title.  Write  brief  title  in  its  column  in  black  ink  with  no  punctua- 
tion. This  title  can  be  shortened  from  title  page,  or  taken  from  run- 
ning title,  or  from  back  of  book,  if  the  book  is  known  by  that  title.  If 
the  shelf  list  is  to  be  used  chiefly  as  a  stock-taking  book,  use  binder's 
title.  If  used  mainly  as  a  subject  catalog,  use  any  well-known  title  or 
a  shortening  of  the  title  page,  taking  great  care  in  abbreviating  title 
that  it  may  be  at  once  clear,  short,  and  comprehensive.  Add  in  brief- 
est form  the  name  of  series  if  well  known,  (e.  g.  Am.  men  of  let.) 

Editions.  In  case  of  two  editions  of  the  same  book,  add  date  of 
each,  or  number  or  name  of  edition,  or  editor's  surname  after  title.  In 
the  classics  add  editor's  surname. 

New  entries  unalphabeted.  In  adding  to  a  shelf  list  leave  one 
line  vacant  after  the  continuous  alphabet,  and  add  new  entries  as  they 
come,  with  no  attempt  at  alphabeting.  As  often  as  expedient  rewrite 
the  sheet  and  combine  into  one  alphabet. 

Dates.     Put  on  upper  margin  of  each  sheet  the   date   when  it  is 

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started;  e.  g.  13  Je  S^.  When  withdrawn  add  after  a  dash  the  date 
of  rewriting;  e.  g.  13  Je  83-17  Ap  90. 

Old  sheets.  Arrange  withdrawn  shelf  sheets  in  order  of  class 
numbers  and  save  for  reference. 

Changed  numbers.  If  the  class  number  or  any  part  of  it  is  changed 
after  the  book  is  shelf-listed,  do  not  erase  entry,  but  draw  a  red  line 
through  it,  and  write  in  red  ink  in  author  column  the  new  class  and 
book  number,  and  enter  like  a  new  book  in  its  new  place,  changing  the 
numbers  on  book,  accession  book,  and  all  catalog  entries.  If  book 
number  alone  is  changed,  draw  red  line  through  it,  and  write  in  red  ink 
the  new  number  above;  and  if  the  entry  is  in  an  alphabet  of  more  than 
10  items,  cancel  the  whole  entry  by  a  red  line  and  reenter  as  if  a  new 
book  ;  this  helps  in  tracing  the  book.  When  the  sheet  is  rewritten, 
leave  it  out. 


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